Constitution Hall (University of Alaska Fairbanks)


Constitution Hall
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey

Constitution Hall in 2012
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Location	University of Alaska Fairbanks campus, Fairbanks, Alaska
Coordinates	64°51′27″N 147°49′19″W / 64.85750°N 147.82194°W / 64.85750; -147.82194
Area	less than one acre
Built	1955 (1955)
Built by	Pacific Construction Company
Architect	Foss, Malcom & Olson
Architectural style	Modern Movement
NRHP reference No.	05001196^[1]
AHRS No.	FAI-00002
Added to NRHP	November 3, 2005

Constitution Hall (also known as Convention Hall, Alaska Constitution Hall and the Student Union Building) houses the student center at the University of Alaska Fairbanks in Fairbanks, Alaska. Completed in 1955, the building was the site that year of the meeting at which the Alaska State Constitution was drafted, a milestone in the territory's drive for statehood. It is a reinforced concrete structure two stories high.^[2] The building currently houses a bookstore, barbershop, alumni association offices, and the campus mail room.

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.^[1]

References

1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
↑ "NRHP nomination for Constitution Hall". National Park Service. Retrieved January 18, 2015.

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University of Alaska Fairbanks
Located in: Fairbanks, Alaska
Academics	Colleges: UAF Community and Technical College Other: Native Art Center at the University of Alaska Fairbanks School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences Institute of Arctic Biology Geophysical Institute Center for Distance Education
Athletics	Alaska Nanooks Men's hockey Carlson Center Great Northwest Athletic Conference
Campus	Troth Yeddha' University of Alaska Museum of the North University of Alaska Press Yupiit Piciryarait Cultural Center
Life	KSUA KUAC (FM) KUAC-TV The Sun Star Yupiit Piciryarait Cultural Center Constitution Hall
Founded: 1917

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