Giannini Hall

Giannini Hall is a historical building in Berkeley, California on the University of California Berkeley. . The Giannini Hall was built in 1930. The Giannini Hall building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 25, 1982. The Giannini Hall was designed by architect William Charles Hays, with University of California, Berkeley. The Agricultural Complex has three buildings, Hilgard Hall, Wellman Hall, and Giannini Hall. [2][3] Giannini Hall was funded by a donation from the Bancitaly Corporation, which also funded the The Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics in honor of Amadeo P. Giannini. Amadeo Pietro Giannini (1870–1949) was an Italian-American banker, he founded the Bank of Italy, which later became Bank of America. In honor of his Italian roots, the had old Tuscan farm style. Giannini Hall as buildings built around a center courtyard. The garden at the hall used stone pines, cypresses, and olive trees. Giannini Hall hold the agriculture research library. [4][3]

Giannini Hall
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Giannini Hall
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Location	University House Way, Berkeley, California
Coordinates	37.873544°N 122.262361°W / 37.873544; -122.262361
Built	1930 (1930)
Architect	William Charles Hays
Architectural style	Art Deco and Tuscan farm style
NRHP reference No.	82004641[1]
Added to NRHP	March 25, 1982

Hilgard Hall and Wellman Hall are also a historical building The Hilgard Hall was built in 1917 listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 25, 1982. Hilgard Hall is named for pedologist, Eugene W. Hilgard. Hilgard was the first dean of the University of California College of Agriculture from 1874 to 1904 at the University of California Berkeley. [5] Hilgard Hall was designed by John Galen Howard in a Neo-classical design and Northern Italian Renaissance style.[6][7] The Agricultural Complex has three buildings, Hilgard Hall, Wellman Hall, and Giannini Hall. [2][3]

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