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| Location | 1403 Circle Dr. University of Tennessee Knoxville, Tennessee |
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| Coordinates | 35°57′27″N83°55′34″W / 35.95750°N 83.92611°W /35.95750; -83.92611 |
| Built | 1921 |
| NRHP reference No. | 12000466 |
| Added to NRHP | August 1, 2012[1] |
Ayres Hall is a central iconic[2] and historic landmark[3] building at theUniversity of Tennessee (UT) inKnoxville, Tennessee.
The building was designed by Miller, Fullenwider and Dowling of Chicago, and completed in 1921. It is named forBrown Ayres (1856–1919), the university's 12th president from 1904 to 1909.[4] An extensive restoration began in the fall of 2008 and ended in January 2011. The renovations included central air conditioning and heating,terrazzo floors and benches,faces for the tower's four clocks, refurbished classroom furnishings, such as chairs, tables, andslatechalkboards, and stairways, and a north courtyard. The faces for the clocks and the terrazzo floors were in the original designs, but had never been installed due to costs. The north courtyard, which faces Cumberland Avenue, was never implemented in the original designs.[2][5]
TheGothic Revival structure rises 140 feet (43 m) above its base. The distinctivecheckerboard feature at the top of the tower has been replicated inUT Orange and white in the endzones atNeyland Stadium and at the ends of the court inThompson–Boling Arena, both nearby. The building houses the offices of the university'sCollege of Arts and Sciences as well as UT's mathematics department.
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