Buildings on the USC campus
The University buildings are listed in alphabetical order by full title. The list below is a work in progress.
The University buildings are listed in alphabetical order by full title. The list below is a work in progress.
In 1919, John and Donald B. Parkinson proposed a master plan which included Romanesque style bridges over the streets. Around 1949-1950, Marsh, Smith & Powell proposed another master plan, and in the 1960s, the firm of William Pereira and Associates was engaged by the university for a third Master plan. Several of the masterplans, as well as blueprints and drawings of the buildings may be found in the office of Facilities Management Services. University Archives at the USC Libraries may have additional information about some of the buildings, including photographs, articles, and press releases.
Compiled by Ruth Wallach, University libraries, from records in University Archives.
- Ahmanson Center, 1964. William L. Pereira & Associates, architects. General contractor: J. A. McNeil Co. Cost: $2.3 million.
- Annenberg Communication Center [Annenberg School of Communication], dedicated Nov. 16, 1976. A. Quincy Jones, architect. General contractor: Vanlar Construction. Cost: $4 million.
- Beta Theta Pi, 1964. Kite and Overpeck Associates, architects. General contractor: Roland H. Escherick Construction. Cost: $309,000.
- Biegler Hall of Engineering, 1939. John and Donald Parkinson; C. Raimond Johnson, architects. Remodelled in 1971 by William L. Pereira & Associates. General contractor for remodel: Collins & McPherson. Cost of remodel: $507,000.
- Bing Theatre, 1976. William L. Pereira & Associates, architects. General contractor: Samuelson Brothers. Cost: $2 million.
- Blanche and Frank R. Seaver Student Residence, 1963. Health Sciences Campus. Flewelling & Moody, architects. General contractor: Collins & McPherson. Cost: $1.2 million.
- Bovard Administration Building, 1920-21. John and Donald Parkinson. Dedicated during commencement week, June 19-23, 1921. Original cost: $620,000. The auditorium organ cost $35,000. Clocktower is 116 feet tall. This building is in an Italian Renaissance style.
- Bridge Hall, 1928. John and Donald Parkinson, architects. Original cost: $205,000. Bridge Hall remodeling, Feb. 1967. Samuel E. Lunden & Joseph L. Johnson, architects. General contractor: Myers Brothers Construction Co. Remodel cost: $775,600.
- Cardinal Gardens, 1975. Leon Glucksman & Associates, architects.
- Carson Television Center, 1984, A. Quincy Jones & Associates, architects.
- Cecele & Michael G. Birnkrant Residence Hall, 1963. Albert C. Martin & Associates, architects. General contractor: Twaits-Wittenberg Company. Total cost: $1.5 million.
- Centennial Apartments, 1978. Leon Glucksman & Associates.
- Century Apartments, 1971. Leon Glucksman Architect & Associates, architects.
- Charlotte S. and Davre J. Davidson Condinuing Education Conference Center, 1975. Edward D. Stone & Associates, architect. General contractor: Collins & McPherson. Cost: $2.2 million.
- Chi Phi, 1964. Daniel, Mann, Johnson & Mendenhall, architects. General contractor: The Contracting Engineers. Cost: $300,000.
- Claire Zellerbach Saroni Student Health Center Addition, 1969. Health Sciences Campus. J. E. Stanton & William F. Stockwell, architects. General contractor: Myers Brothers Construction Co. Cost: $380,000
- College and University Residence Hall Addition, 1963. Albert C. Martin and Associates, architects. General contractor: Twaits-Wittenberg Company. Cost: $900,000.
- College House, now the East Asian Studies Center.
- College Academic Services building, formerly Phelps Terkel store.
- Corvin D. Denny Research Center, 1977. William Allen & Associates, architects.
- Verna and Peter Dauterive Hall, 2012. HKS, Inc., architects.
- David X. Marks Tower, 1963. J. E. Stanton & William F. Stockwell, architects. General contractor: Technion construction. Cost: $1 million.
- Dedeaux Field and John G. Brooks Memorial Pavilion, 1974. Grillias, Pirc, Rosier and Alves, architects. General contractor: Vanlar Construction. Cost: $1 million.
- Delta Chi, 1965. Daniel, Mann, Johnson and Mendenhall, architects. General contractor: Collins & McPherson. Cost: $300,000.
- Doheny Memorial Library, 1931-1932. Cram & Ferguson; Samuel E. Lunden, architects. A. E. Hanson, landscape architect. Contractor: P. J. Walker Co. Original cost: $1 million. Italian Romanesque style. Doheny Library Addition, June 1967. Samuel E. Lunden & Joseph L. Johnson, architects. General contractor: Myers Brothers Construction Co. Cost: $2,090,656.
- Dosan Ahn Chang Ho family house, now the USC Korean Studies Institute.
- Eileen L. Norris Cinema Theater, 1976. Albert C. Martin & Associates, architects. General contractor: Willens & Bertisch Co., Inc. Cost: $1.8 million.
- Eileen and Kenneth T. Norris Dental Science Center, 1969. J. E. Stanton & William F. Stockwell, architects. General contractor: Vinnell Corporation. Cost: $4 million.
- Eileen and Kenneth T. Norris Medical Library, 1968. Health Sciences Campus. Albert C. Martin & Associates, architects. General contractor: Samuelson Brothers. Cost: $1.5 million.
- Elaine Stevely Hoffman Medical Research Building, 1968. Health Sciences Campus. Welton Becket and Associates, architects. General contractor: William J. Moran Co. Cost: $4.5 million.
- Electron Microscopy and Microanalysis Center.
- Elvon & Mabel Musick Law Building, 1970. Albert C. Martin & Associates, architects. General contractor: Collins & McPherson. Cost: $3.4 million.
- Embassy Residential College, 1917. Myron Hunt.
- Engemann Student Health Center, 2013.
- Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Building, 1972. Edward Durell Stone & Associates, architect. General contractor: Myers Brothers Construction Co. Masonry contractor: McGaillard & Son, Inc. Original cost: $3,497,250.
- Faculty Center, 1960, completed 1961. A. Quincy Jones & Frederick Emmons, architects. Remodelled in 1975 by A. Quincy Jones. General contractor: Noyes Roach Co. Cost of remodel: $300,000. Demolished.
- Jill and Frank Fertitta Hall, 2016. AC Martin, architects.
- Figueroa Building, 1960. Edward Durrel Stone, Inc.
- Fisher Museum, Ralph C. Flewelling, 1939.
- Fluor Tower, 1971. Samuel E. Lunden & Joseph L. Johnson, architects.
- Founder Apartments, 1978. Leon Glucksman & Associates, architects.
- Frank Seaver Science Center, dedicated January 22, 1970. William L. Pereira & Associates, architects. General contractor: Kemp Brothers. Masonry contractor: Pignon Masonry. Cost: $4.8 million.
- George Lucas Instructional Building, 1984. A. Quincy Jones & Associates, architects.
- Grace Ford Salvatori, completed in 1980, formally dedicated November 1980. Grillias, Pirc, Rosier, Alves, Architects.
- Gwynn Wilson Student Union Building, 1927. John Parkinson and Donald Parkinson, architects. Original cost: $325,000. Remodelled in 1970 by Samuel E. Lunden & Joseph L. Johnson, architects. General contractor: Dienz and Zimmerman. Cost: $810,000.
- H. Leslie Hoffman Hall of Business Administration, dedicated May 1967. I. M. Pei, architect. General contractor: Vinnell Corporation. Total cost: $4 million.
- Hancock Foundation Building. Groundbreaking January 5, 1939, dediation January 3-4, 1941. Samuel E. Lunden (consulting) and C. Raimond Johnson, architects. Cost: 661,057.56. Reinforced concrete faced with Roman brick, cast cement and cast stone.
- Harold Lloyd Motion Picture Scoring Stage, 1984. A. Quincy Jones & Associates, architects.
- Harris Hall of Architecture and Fine Arts, dedicated January 18, 1940. Ralph C. Flewelling. Regency/Moderne style. Original cost: $187,021.93. Includes the Fisher Museum.
- Hazel & Stan Hall Financial Services Building, 1976. Samuel E. Lunden & Joseph L. Johnson, architects. General contractor: Vanlar Construction Co. Cost: $600,000.
- Hedco Neurosciences Building, 1988. Grillias, Pirc, Rosier, Alves, architects.
- Hedco Petroleum & Chemical Engineering Building, 1983. Samuel E. Lunden.
- Henry Salvatori Computer Science Center, 1976. William L. Pereira Associates, architects. General contractor: Collins & McPherson. Cost: $2 million
- Heritage Hall, 1971. Grillias, Savage, Alves & Lau, architects. Financed through donations of 400 individuals and groups. General contractor: Myers Brothers Construction Co., Inc. Masonry contractor: J. B. Mcgaillard & Son, Inc. Cost: $2.8 million.
- John R. Hubbard Administartive Services (rededicated in 2003, originally Elizabeth Von KleinSmid Hall), 1925. William Lee Wollett.
- Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center, 1989. Grillias, Pirc, Rosier, Alves, architects.
- John Edward Bishop Building, Health Sciences Campus, 1969. Flewelling & Moody, architects. General contractor: Kemp Brothers. Cost: 1.4 million.
- Joint Educational Project, ca 1900?
- Dr. Joseph Medicine Crow, renamed and rededicated on April 11, 2022. Originally dedicated September 30, 1966 and named after Rufus B. von KleinSmid. Edward Durell Stone, architect. General contractor: The Fluor Corporation. 167 foot carillon tower. Total cost: $3,148,000.
- Kaprelian Hall, 1989. Abbott Marshall, architect.
- Kerckhoff Hall, 1909. C. Raimond Johnson, architect, 1949.
- King Hall, 1984. Grillias, Pirc, Rosier, Alves, architects.
- Laird J. Stabler Memorial Laboratories, 1964. William L. Pereira & Associates, architects. General contractor: J. A. McNeil Co. Cost: $250,000.
- Lambda Chi Alpha, 1965. Hugh Gibbs and Donald Gibbs, architects. General contractor: Collins & McPherson. Cost: $330,000.
- Law House (formerly Tau Delta phi), 1965. Oscar Liff, architect. General contractor: Fellos & Associates. Cost: $250,000.
- Leventhal School of Accounting (original Law building), dedicated February 4-5, 1926. John and Donald Parkinson, architects.
- Locker Hydrocarbon Institute, 1978. William L. Pereira & Associates, architects.
- Marcia Lucas Post Production Building, 1984. A. Quincy Jones & Associates, 1984.
- Marine Science Center, 1967. Catalina Island. William L. Pereira & Associates, architects. General contractor: Bechtel corporation. Cost: $1 million.
- Mark Taper Hall, Dedicated May 20,1950. Marsh, Smith & Powell, architects. Cost: $880,490. Renovation ground breaking - April 8, 1980. Renovation and addition cost: $4.8 million. Dedicated April 29, 1982.
- Martin Massmann Theatre (formerly Scene Dock Theatre), 1955.
- McKibben Hall Addition and Remodeling, 1975. Health Sciences Campus. Flewelling and Moody, architects. General contractor: Collins & McPherson. Cost: $2 million.
- Montgomery Ross Fisher Building, 1974. Robert E. Donald, architect. Original cost: $876,334. This building first served the School of Library Science, and is currently serving the School of Social Work.
- Mrs. Willis H. Booth Memorial Hall, 1965. William L. Pereira & Associates, architects. General contractor: Myers Brothers Construction Co., Inc. Masonry contractor: R & R Masonry. Cost: $365,000.
- Mudd Hall of Philosophy, dedicated June 5, 1930. Ralph C. Flewelling, architect. Charles G. Adams, landscape architect. The style is Lombardy Romanesque. Central courtyard is 48 feet wide and 62 feet long. Bell tower is 146 feet high. Narrow red brick facing. Original cost: $305,000.
- New Residential College, 1949. Samuel E. Lunden, architect. Previously known as Elizabeth Von Kleinsmid Memorial Residence Hall (EVK).
- Norman Topping Instructional Television Network, 1972. William L. Pereira & Associates, architects. General contractor: Myers Brothers. Cost: $825,000.
- Norman Topping Student Center, 1968. Thornton Ladd & John Kelsey, architects. General contractor: Samuelson Brothers. Cost: $3 million (this includes remodelling). Contained a 1996 mural by Judith Baca, called Memoria de Nuestra Tierra (The Memory of Our Land). Demolished ca. 2008.
- Old College, dedicated January 9, 1887. Cornerstone laid in 1884, construction completed Fall 1886. John C. Austin, architect. Extensive renovation in 1905 to the cost of $50,000. Razed in 1949 after being found seismically unfit.
- Olin Hall of Engineering, dedicated September 25, 1963. William Pereira & Associates, architects. Total cost: $2,352,259.63. The original Biegler Hall of Engineering building (John and Donald Parkinson) broke grounds on June 8, 1939. Science Annex Centrifuge building was completed in January 1944 and was used for experiments in aviation medicine.
- Pacific Apartments, 1980. Leon Glucksman & Associates, architects.
- Pardee Tower, 1980. Grillias, Pirc, Rosier, Alves, architects.
- Parkside Apartments, 1964. Richard Dorman and Associates, architects.
- Petrusati Bookstore, 1987. Grillias, Pirc, Rosier, Alves, architects.
- Pharmacy Building, 1974. Health Sciences Campus. Albert C. Martin & Associates. General contractor: Myers Brothers Construction Co. Cost: $5 million.
- Phi Kappa Tau, 1965. Heusel, Homolka & Associates. General contractor: Collins & McPherson. Cost: $360,000.
- Physical Education Building, completed October 6, 1930, dedicated at Homecoming dance, Dec. 1, 1930. John and Donald Parkinson, architects.
- Physics Building. Begun in winter 1927, finished Sept. 1928.
- Popovich Hall, 1999. AC Martin Partners, architects.
- Powell Hall for Information Sciences and Systems Engineering, 1973. William L. Pereira & Associates. General contractor: Kemp Brothers. Cost: $1.5 million.
- Ralph & Goldy Lewis Hall, dedicated August 27, 1999. Zimmer, Gunsul, Frasca, architects. Doss Mabe, member of the USC Architectural Guild, was the senior partner who worked on Lewis Hall. Dusty Rhodes was the designer.
- Raubenheimer Music Faculty Memorial Building, 1975. William L. Pereira, architect. General contractor: Fellows Construction. Cost: $1.4 million.
- Raulston Research Building remodeling, 1969. Health Sciences Campus. Albert C. Martin & Associates, architects. General contractor: Myers Brothers Construction Co. Cost: $900,000.
- Ray and Nadine Watt Hall of Architecture, dedicated May 14, 1974. Killingsworth, Brady & Associates; Sam. T. Hurst, architects. General contractor: Kemp Brothers. Cost: $2.5 million.
- Registration Building, 1963. Thornton Ladd and John Kelsey. Replaced by Fertitia Hall.
- Religious Center, 1966. Killingsworth, Brady and Associates, architects. General contractor: Contracting Engineers, Co. Masonry contractor: Henderson Construction Co. Cost: $425,000
- Robert E. Vivian Hall of Engineering and Material Science, 1966. William L. Pereira & Associates, architects. General contractor: Collins & McPherson, Inc. Masonry contractor: Don Murphy & Son Masonry. Total cost: $2.7 million.
- Ronald Tutor Hall, for the Viterbi School of Engineering, 2005. A. C. Martin Partners. Cost: $50 million. 103,000 square feet.
- Ronald Tutor Campus Center, 2011. AC Martin.
- Safety Systems and Management, 1966. C. Raimond Johnson, architect.
- Schoenberg Institute, 1976. Adrian Wilson Associates, architects. General contractor: Casner Construction Co., Inc. Cost: $600,000.
- School of Cinematic Arts complex, 2010-.
- Science Hall. Begun in 1924, completed in 1928. John and Donald Parkinson, architects. Total cost: $179,000. Cost of new wing: $314,000.
- Seaver Dining Room Addition, 1974. Health Sciences Campus. Flewelling & Moody, architects. General contractor: Noyes Roach Co. Cost: $67,000.
- Seaver Student Residence Addition, 1971. Health Sciences Campus. Flewelling & Moody, architects. General contractor: Samuelson Brothers. Cost: $270,000.
- Seeley G. Mudd Science Building, dedicated April 7, 1983. Grillias, Pirc, Rosier, Alves, architects. Original cost: $5 million. Gift from the Seeley G. Mudd fund.
- Severance Street House, 1904. Joseph Cather Newsom, architect.
- Sigma Chi, 1963. Harold W. Levitt, architect. General contractor: Collins & McPherson. Cost: $300,000.
- Social Sciences Building, 1968. Edward Durell Stone & Associates.
- Spielberg Music Scoring Stage, 1984. A. Quincy Jones & Associates, architects.
- John Stauffer Hall of Science, 1964 and John Stauffer Science Lecture Hall, 1966. William L. Pereira & Associates, architects. General contractor: Collins & McPherson, Inc. Cost: $1.2 million. Katherine Bogdanovich Locker wing added in 2005.
- Stonier Hall, also known as Aeneas Hall. William H. Mead, 1927.
- Stoops Library (at first, apublic library, then School of Education Library, eventually East Asian Library and East Asian Studies Center, and as of 2008 University Club), 1922. Lester Hudson Hibbard, Heath Scott Gerity & H. A. Kerton, architects. Remodelled, 1968. Edward Durell Stone, architect. General contractor: Vinnell Corporation. Cost of remodel: $261,000.
- Student Health Center, 1950. Gordon B. Kaufman & J. E. Stanton.
- Terrace Apartments, 1980. Leon Glucksman & Associates.
- Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Library, August 29, 1994. Shepley, Bulfinch, Richardson, and Abbott, architects. General contractor: McCarthy Construction Western
- Town and Gown, 1925. William Lee Wollett, architect. Town and Gown Foyer, dedicated October 25, 1935 (John and Donald Parkinson?). Original cost: $65,000. This building also includes the Little Chapel of Silence, renovated in 1978.
- Trojan Hall, 1957. J. E. Stanton & William F. Stockwell, architects.
- United University Church, C. Raimond Johnson, 1931. Acquired by the University in 2015.
- Virginia Ramo Hall of Music, 1974. William L. Pereira, architect. General contractor: Collins & McPherson. Cost: $550,000.
- Waite Phillips Hall, dedicated May 17, 1968. Edward Durell Stone, architect. 156 feet tall. Constructed of Norman Brick.
- Wallis Annenberg Hall, 2014. Designed by Harley Ellis Devereaux, architect. General Contractor: Bernard. Cost: $59 million.
- Webb Tower, 1972. Dorman/Munselle Associates, architects. General contractor: Collins & McPherson. Cost: $3.5 million.
- Widney Alumni Building, first USC building. Opened October 6, 1880. E. F. Kysor & Octavius Morgan, architects. Total cost: $5,060. The building has been moved several times. In the 1930s Lawrence Test made it into a "colonial-style" building by painting the building white and adding green shutters. Restored by Gin D. Wong Associates, architects. Dedicated on October 6, 1977. Restoration cost: $300,000 and was financed through 800 gifts.
- Willard W. Keith administration and Medical Forum Building; Louis B. Mayer Medical Teaching Center, 1970. Health Sciences Campus. Albert C. Martin and Associates, architects. General contractor: kemp Brothers. Cost: $2.5 million.
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