Hepner Hall

Hepner Hall
Hepner Hall on the SDSU campus
Location5300 Campanile Dr., San Diego, California
Coordinates32°46′33″N 117°4′16″W / 32.77583°N 117.07111°W / 32.77583; -117.07111
ArchitectHoward Spencer Hazen
Architectural styleMission/Spanish Revival
Part ofSan Diego State College (ID97000924)
Added to NRHPSeptember 4, 1997

Hepner Hall is an academic building at San Diego State University (SDSU). The original entrance to the university, it is the oldest building on the campus. It was designed by the senior architectural designer of the California Division of the State Architect, Howard Spencer Hazen, and completed in 1931. Hepner Hall is regarded and commonly used as a symbol of the university and its campus.

The building lies north of Malcolm A. Love Library at the entrance to the Campanile Walkway and main quad. Hepner Hall is home to SDSU's School of Social Work, along with the Department of Gerontology and the University Center on Aging. Several faculty offices and research centers also are housed in Hepner Hall, along with an assortment of classrooms and lecture halls.