Lillis Business Complex
The Lillis Business Complex is a building on the University of Oregon campus in Eugene, Oregon. It is home to the Charles H. Lundquist College of Business. The complex consists of four buildings; the new main building, completed in 2003, and three older buildings, Anstett Hall, Peterson Hall, and the Chiles Business Center.
History
The oldest building is Peterson Hall, which was completed in 1916 as the Education Building. In 1921, Anstett Hall, then called the Commerce Building, was completed to house the Business School. The two buildings were designed as a pair by the University Architect, Ellis F. Lawrence, and were designed to serve as "entry pylons" for the main campus quadrangle.Commonwealth Hall opened in 1952, and connected Oregon Hall and Commerce. In 1975, Commonwealth Hall was renamed after James H. Gilbert, and Education was renamed Gilbert West, while Commerce became Gilbert East.
The Chiles Business Center was completed in 1986 to accommodate the expanding Lundquist College of Business. In 2001, Gilbert Hall was demolished to make way for construction of the Lillis Business Complex. At that time, Gilbert West was renamed Peterson Hall, and later, Gilbert East took the name Anstett Hall.
The 2003 construction of the Lillis Business Complex resulted in the linking of all three existing buildings with the new Lillis "backbone." In addition, Lillis Hall contains numerous faculty offices, classrooms, a lecture hall, and an auditorium.