Hutchinson Commons

Hutchinson Commons
Hutchinson Court, from The University of Chicago - An Official Guide - June, 1916. Hutchinson Commons is shown to the left of Mitchell Tower.
Location within Chicago metropolitan area
Former names	Men's Commons
General information
Status	extant
Type	Dining Hall with kitchens, assembly area
Architectural style	neo-Gothic
Location	1131 E 57th Street, Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates	41°47′28″N 87°35′55″W / 41.7910°N 87.5987°W / 41.7910; -87.5987
Construction started	1890; 134 years ago (1890)
Completed	1893; 131 years ago (1893)
Owner	The University of Chicago
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge[1]

Hutchinson Commons (also known as Hutchinson Hall) at the University of Chicago is modeled, nearly identically, on the hall of Christ Church, one of Oxford University's constituent colleges. The great room (or main dining room) measures 115 by 40 feet (35 by 12 m), and was for many years the principal site of convocations of the university.^[2] It is located in Chicago's Hyde Park 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 through a donation of $60,000 (equivalent to $2,034,667 in 2023) for the purpose.^[3]

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  The interior of Hutchinson Commons in 2014