2/6/2014
2/6/2014
Landmark information
- Location:
Widney Hall Alumni House, University of Southern California, Childs Way, between Hoover Blvd and University Ave, Los Angeles - Plaque:
Official State Plaque - Site:
Existing - Date First Visited:
3/12/1997 - Date Most Recently Visited:
2/6/2014 - GPS Coordinates:
N 34 1.161, W 118 16.977
About this landmark
Plaque text:
The Oldest University Building in Southern California
Dedicated on September 4, 1880, this original building of the University of Southern California has been in use continuously for educational purposes since its doors were first opened to students on October 6, 1880, by the university's first president, Marion McKinley Bovard. The building was constructed on land donated by Ozro W. Childs, John G. Downey and Isaias W. Hellman, under the guiding hand of Judge Robert W. Widney, the university's leading founder.