William W. Posvar Hall at the University of Pitttsburgh

Wesley W. Posvar Hall is a classroom and administrative building located on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh. Posvar Hall houses the School of Education, the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, the University Center for International Studies, and the Social Sciences Departments. At 74,695 square feet, the building is the largest academic-use and classroom building on campus, providing administrative offices, classrooms, lecture halls, a modest food court, and a number of computer labs. The University of Pittsburgh is a state-related, doctoral/research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ...

The building stands on the original site of Forbes Field, home stadium of the Pittsburgh Pirates baseball team from 1909-1970. The building was dismantled starting in July 1971, and construction started soon afterwards and continued until 1974. The building incorporates many reminders of the famous ballpark - the Home Plate of Forbes Field remains at its exact spot, protected under lucite glass. The outfield wall is outlined in the sidewalk by bricks, and the portion of the famously deep left-center field wall still stands, marked "457 Feet". Classrooms were named and numbered to reflect the seating section of the old stadium where they were located. Students were endlessly confused by this system, but the numbering was not changed until 2004. The building was originally named the Forbes Quadrangle, but on October 21, 1999, the University's Board of Trustees voted to name the building in honor of the 15th chancellor of the University. In May 2000, the building was officially renamed in a dedication ceremony to Wesley W. Posvar Hall. Forbes Field was a Major League Baseball park in the Oakland neighborhood (or University District) of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ... Major league affiliations National League (1887-present) Central Division (1994-present) East Division (1969-1993) American Association (1882-1886) Major league titles World Series titles (5) 1979 â€¢ 1971 â€¢ 1960 â€¢ 1925 1909 NL Pennants (9) 1979 â€¢ 1971 â€¢ 1960 â€¢ 1927 1925 â€¢ 1909 â€¢ 1903 â€¢ 1902 1901 Central Division titles (0) None East Division...