| Batts Hall | |
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The building's exterior in 2014
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| Address | 158 West 21st Street |
| Town or city | Austin, Texas |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 30°17′05″N 97°44′20″W / 30.2848°N 97.7389°W / 30.2848; -97.7389 |
Batts Hall (abbreviated BAT) is a building on the South Mall of the University of Texas at Austin campus in Austin, Texas, United States. The five-floor, 39,143-square-foot structure is named after Robert Lynn Batts.[1]
The building was constructed during 1952–1953, and named after former law professor and Board of Regents chairman Robert Lynn Batts.[2] It was dedicated "to the study and teaching of modern foreign languages that men may understand one another".[3] Dr. Robert Haden Williams, a professor of Romance languages, helped plan and design the structure.[4]
In 1965, Harry H. Ransom delivered his "State of the University" speech in Batts' auditorium, launching the 'Texas Today and Tomorrow' series' fourth annual convocation.[5] The building housed the Departments of Germanic, Romantic and Slavic Languages, as of 1973.[6]
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