Description: Gothic stone structure, three stories
and closed basement; 93x63 feet, with small wings projected from the north
and south ends, extending up to second floor; containing classrooms, offices,
labs, museum
This property continued in use after 1949. Post-1949 research is not yet completed.
Formal Name
DeGrace Hall
Named For
Mayme S. and William J. DeGrace,
friends
Other Names
Biological Building
Biological Laboratory
Constructed
1897-1899
Architect
Charles F. Schweinfurth
Cost
1897: $38,000-$40,000
Financing
1897: Gift of $10,000 from A. Friend;
Gift of $1,000 from John Hay; Gift of $20,000 from Daniel Fayerweather;
Gift of $1,000 from Flora Stone Mather; Gift of $2,000 from Julia Gleason
Stone; Gift of $1,000 from Louis H. Severance; Gift of $1,000 from Jeptha
H. Wade; Gift of $5,500 from A. A. Pope; Gift of $1,000 from H. B. Perkins;
Gift of $1,000 from J. Livingstone Taylor; Gift of $1,000 from ? Hinds
