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La Casa Hispánica is located in Williams House, one of the more distinctive buildings on campus, designed and built in 1911 by Philadelphia Quaker architect William L. Price. The designer drew his inspiration from sketches of Rosslyn Castle, located in Scotland, a place that fascinated Sir Walter Scott, Lord Byron, and Queen Victoria, among many others. In 1948 Roslin House became La Casa Española, later to become La Casa Hispánica, or simply La Casa, as it is known today. Prior to a zoning dispute in 1999 which is yet to be resolved, many of our language and literature classes used to meet in the main classroom, a large, wood-paneled space that resembles a small scalecorral de comedias or Golden Age stage. Several Spanish-speaking students or Spanish majors live at La Casa during the school year, which is also the residence of a senior Spanish faculty member. La Casa has its own audiovisual equipment, a small library, and a meeting room used by Latin American and Hispanic student organizations. In 1999 and the spring of 2000, La Casa was used for Flamenco, Samba and Latin American New Song concerts and for successful peñas or coffeehouses. We hope to be able to resume holding class meetings in this wonderful space when the zoning dispute is finally resolved. |
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