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University of Southern California
Widney Alumni House, dedicated in 1880, is the oldest university building in Southern California.
- 5Buildings
- 2Traditions
- 1880Oldest · Widney Alumni House
- 2014Newest · Wallis Annenberg Hall
Campus map and Look Around
Tap a numbered pin to see that building from the street with Apple Look Around.
Planning the visit
- Fly intoLos Angeles International Airport (LAX)
LAX, southwest of campus, is the main airport for Los Angeles.
- Getting aroundWalking / Metro E Line
The Metro E Line has stations next to campus along Exposition Park, and USC runs its own campus shuttles.
- Colors and teams
The school colors are cardinal and gold, and the teams are the Trojans.
5 buildings to stamp
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Photo: EEJCC, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Doheny Library
University Park Campus, Los Angeles, CA 90089
Ralph Adams Cram designed the exterior and Samuel Lunden the interiors of this 1932 library, built in a Northern Italian Romanesque style of rounded arches, pale brick and limestone.
- Built
- 1932
- Architect
- Ralph Adams Cram and Samuel Lunden
- Style
- Italian Romanesque
- Today
- University Library
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Photo: The original uploader was Bobak at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons Widney Alumni House
650 Childs Way, Los Angeles, CA 90089
Dedicated in 1880, this was the university's original building and is the oldest university building in Southern California. It is a California Historical Landmark.
- Built
- 1880
- Architect
- Kysor & Morgan
- Style
- Georgian-Victorian
- Today
- Alumni House
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Zumberge Hall of Science
University Park Campus, Los Angeles, CA 90089
John and Donald Parkinson designed this Romanesque Revival science hall, completed in 1928.
- Built
- 1928
- Architect
- John and Donald Parkinson
- Style
- Romanesque Revival
- Today
- Earth Sciences Department
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Photo: Bestweekevr at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons Leavey Library
University Park Campus, Los Angeles, CA 90089
Completed in 1994, this undergraduate library returned to the Romanesque Revival look of the older campus buildings. It is named for Thomas E. Leavey, founder of Farmers Insurance.
- Built
- 1994
- Style
- Romanesque Revival
- Today
- Undergraduate Library
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Photo: Mebergma, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Wallis Annenberg Hall
University Park Campus, Los Angeles, CA 90089
Harley Ellis Devereaux designed this $150 million building for the Annenberg School, built of concrete and steel with brick veneer in the Collegiate Gothic style. It opened in 2014.
- Built
- 2014
- Architect
- Harley Ellis Devereaux
- Style
- Collegiate Gothic
- Today
- School of Communication and Journalism
2 traditions to check off
Stamped! keeps these as a checklist, so you can tick each one off on the visit.
Tommy Trojan
The bronze Trojan warrior in Hahn Plaza is the campus's favorite meeting place. Before the UCLA game it is wrapped in duct tape and guarded around the clock by the Trojan Knights.
Hecuba Statue
The statue of Hecuba, queen of Troy, was unveiled in 2017 in the central plaza of USC Village as a counterpart to Tommy Trojan. Visit her in the plaza.
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