Phil Hallock
Encyclopedia Live presentation by Laurin Goad Davis
Sunday, November 10, 2:00 p.m.
Centre Furnace Mansion, 1001 E. College Ave., State College
Laurin Goad Davis is an architectural historian working in the Architecture and Landscape Architecture Library at Penn State. She's written on school facilities and women in architecture. In her current role, she creates metadata for the Central Pennsylvania Architecture and Landscape Architecture Digital Collection and works on other local architecture projects for the Libraries.
Her talk will focus on Philip Hallock's efforts to bring modern design elements to Centre County. Discussion will include his houses as well as commercial buildings. The talk will also touch on his early training and later efforts to introduce students to Modernism and international trends.
This program is part of the Encyclopedia Live History Talk Series of the Centre County Encyclopedia of History & Culture, an online resource sponsored by the Centre County Historical Society. Photo: Laurin Goad Davis
Please find a parking map below. You may park in the main lot off Porter Road, or in front of Frye's (since Sunday is not a business day for them), or in the grass lawn next to E. College Ave., or in the parking lot behind Esber Home & Rugs.