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== Part of Speech == | == Part of Speech == | ||
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== Pronunciation == | == Pronunciation == | ||
[hɛ.ɹɪs] | ['hɛ.ɹɪs] | ||
['hay<sup>r</sup> rihs] | |||
== Description == | == Description == | ||
The three-story building that houses the Northwestern history department. It features Ionic columns and decorative applied pilasters at the top story of its façade.<ref>[https://maps.northwestern.edu/txt/facility/119 “Harris Hall.” Northwestern University Campus Maps.]</ref> It is one of three buildings surrounding The Rock, the other two being [[Kresge]] and [[University]] Hall. | The three-story building on south campus that houses the Northwestern history department. It features Ionic columns and decorative applied pilasters at the top story of its façade.<ref name="maps">[https://maps.northwestern.edu/txt/facility/119 “Harris Hall.” Northwestern University Campus Maps.]</ref> It is one of three buildings surrounding The Rock, the other two being [[Kresge]] and [[University]] Hall. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
Harris was originally built in 1915 from limestone as a home for the social sciences. It takes its named from Norman Wait Harris, a Chicago banker, philanthropist, and trustee and benefactor of Northwestern.<ref | Harris was originally built in 1915 from limestone as a home for the social sciences. It takes its named from Norman Wait Harris, a Chicago banker, philanthropist, and trustee and benefactor of Northwestern.<ref name="maps"/> | ||
== Address== | == Address== | ||
1881 Sheridan Road | 1881 Sheridan Road | ||
Evanston, IL 60208 | Evanston, IL 60208 | ||
== Example Sentence == | |||
“I have a class in Harris in a half hour.” | |||
== Related Terms == | == Related Terms == | ||
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Part of Speech
Noun
Pronunciation
['hɛ.ɹɪs]
['hayr rihs]
Description
The three-story building on south campus that houses the Northwestern history department. It features Ionic columns and decorative applied pilasters at the top story of its façade.[1] It is one of three buildings surrounding The Rock, the other two being Kresge and University Hall.
History
Harris was originally built in 1915 from limestone as a home for the social sciences. It takes its named from Norman Wait Harris, a Chicago banker, philanthropist, and trustee and benefactor of Northwestern.[1]
Address
1881 Sheridan Road Evanston, IL 60208
Example Sentence
“I have a class in Harris in a half hour.”
