Johnston Hall (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)

Robert A. Johnston Hall
Johnston Hall
Location 1121 W. Wisconsin Ave.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Coordinates 43°02′18″N 87°55′36″W / 43.03838°N 87.92677°W / 43.03838; -87.92677Coordinates: 43°02′18″N 87°55′36″W / 43.03838°N 87.92677°W / 43.03838; -87.92677
Architect Charles D. Crane
NRHP reference # 86000118
Added to NRHP January 16, 1986

Robert A. Johnston Hall (or simply Johnston Hall) is a Gothic-ornamented building in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The hall houses the J. William & Mary Diederich College of Communication at Marquette University. It was designed by Milwaukee architect Charles D. Crane, completed in 1907 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

History

Johnston Hall once housed all departments of the university with the exception of the medical department.[2] The building first opened to the Jesuit community at Marquette in 1907, only a few weeks prior to Robert Johnston's death. The College of Journalism moved into Johnston Hall in 1975 and later merged with Marquette's Colleges of Speech, Performing Arts and Communication to form what is now the J. William & Mary Diederich College of Communication.[3]

Marquette University Student Media is housed in the hall.

On May 15, 2018 a Milwaukee County Transit System bus crashed into the front of the building, nobody inside the building was hurt but the driver and passengers was rushed to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.[4]


See also

References

  1. "Johnston Hall". Landmark Hunter.com. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
  2. "Johnston Hall - Milwaukee, Wisconsin". Waymarking.com. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
  3. "Inside Johnston Hall". Centennial of Journalism at Marquette University. Marquette University. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  4. May 2018 https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/milwaukee/2018/05/15/county-bus-crashes-into-marquette-university-journalism-building/613626002/accessdate=5 May 2018 Check |url= value (help). Missing or empty |title= (help)
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