Gatke Hall

Gatke Hall is the second-oldest building at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon, United States.

A two-story structure, it was originally built in downtown Salem in 1903 across the street from the Marion County Courthouse and served as a post office.

The Beaux Arts styled building was moved to the university in 1938 and first served as the home to the law school.

[1] In 1938, the building was moved to its present location at 12th and State Streets on Willamette University's campus.

Then in 1952 the building received the Lady Justice statue that had adorned the Marion County Courthouse.

[7] Gatke housed the College of Law until 1967 when it relocated across campus to its current home in the Truman Wesley Collins Legal Center.