Thackeray Hall

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Template:Use mdy dates Template:Short descriptionScript error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Thackeray Hall is an academic building of the University of Pittsburgh and a contributing property to the Schenley Farms National Historic District[[[:Template:NRHP-PA]]][1] at 139 University Place on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Lobby of the University Place entrance to Thackeray Hall

Thackeray Hall houses Pitt's Department of Mathematics. Previously, it housed the Mathematics Library in room 430,[1] whose collection is now located in the Bevier Engineering Library of Benedum Hall.[2] On the ground floor are many university student services: class registration, tuition billing, and transcripts, as well as housing the Advising Center of the School of Arts and Sciences on the second floor.[2]

The building is the former National Union Fire Insurance Company building built circa 1923–1925 in the Early Classical style.[3][4] The building was purchased by the university in 1968 for $1.875 million ($Template:Formatprice in Template:Inflation-year dollarsTemplate:Inflation-fn), and was originally purposed for faculty offices.[5] It was known as the Social Sciences Building until 1972 when it was renamed Mervis Hall and designated as the home of the Graduate School of Business.[3] In 1983, when the Graduate School of Business moved into a new building also named Mervis Hall, it was renamed Thackeray Hall.

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  3. Kideny, Walter C. Pittsburgh's Landmark Architecture: The Historic Buildings of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County, Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation, 1997, pg. 351
  4. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission Cultural Resources Database: National Union Fire Insurance Company, Philadelphia Architects and Buildings, Philadelphiabuildings.org
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