Heritage Hall

Name of Building: Heritage Hall

Built: 1989 

Architects & Construction:

     Architects for this building were Stan Chessir and Ron Slusarenko of the WE group of Portland.

     Construction was done by Lance Mattson Construction of Salem.

Present Uses:

     Heritage Hall has been used as an underclassmen dorm and is still used as such today.

Heritage Hall was the first building on campus to have a student groundbreaking. Prizes and gifts were buried in the dirt prior to the student groundbreaking.

Extra Information:

  • In 1989, the building was granted the Design Award from the Portland Chapter of the American Institute of Architects.
  • The three wings are named after former faculty memeber, Emma Henkle, Dr. Henry Gunn, and Oscar Christensen.