Hutchinson Commons (also known as Hutchinson Hall) at the
University of Chicago
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is modeled, nearly identically, on the hall of
Christ Church, one of
Oxford University
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's constituent colleges. The great room (or main dining room) measures 115 feet by 40 feet, and was for many years the principal site of convocations of the university. It is located in
Chicago's Hyde Park
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Places
England
* Hyde Park, London, a Royal Park in Central London
* Hyde Park, Leeds, an inner-city area of north-west Leeds
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* Hyde Park, in Hyde, Greater Manchester
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community and is currently used as a dining hall and lounge for university students and professors. The building was donated to the University by the banker, philanthropist and university trustee and treasurer
Charles L. Hutchinson
Charles Lawrence Hutchinson (March 7, 1854 – October 7, 1924) was a prominent Chicago business leader and philanthropist who is best remembered today as the founding and long-time president of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Background
Hutch ...
through a donation of $60,000 (about $1.7 million in 2015) for the purpose.
Gallery
File:Hutchinson Courtyard (University of Chicago).JPG, The outside of Hutchinson Commons, in the Hutchinson Courtyard
File:Hutchinson Commons 2014.jpg, The interior of Hutchinson Commons in 2014
References
External links
{{UChicago, campus
Buildings and structures in Chicago
University of Chicago