Site information:

Widney Hall Alumni House, University of Southern CA, Childs Way at Pardee Way, Los Angeles

34.019421,-118.282894

Plaque information:

State plaque

Plaque text:

The Oldest University Building in Southern California

Dedicated on September 4, 1880, this original building of the University of Southern California has been continuously in use for educational purposes since its doors were first opened to students on October 6, 1880, by the university's first president, Marion McKinley Bovard. The building was constructed on land donated by Ozro W. Childs, John G. Downey, and Isaias W. Hellman under the guiding hand of Judge Robert M. Widney, the university's leading founder.

California State Park Commission, plaque placed September 4, 1955 on the occasion of the University of Southern California's 75th anniversary year.

Registered 9/14/1955