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Electrical Laboratory

 
map Electrical Laboratory
Location: southeast part of Case campus Description: 4-story with basement, brick with stone trim, approximately 100x60 feet, containing classrooms, laboratories, shops, auditorium

This property continued in use after 1949. Post-1949 research is not yet completed.


Other Names
Electrical Engineering Building
Electrical Laboratory
Electrical Building


Constructed 1895-1896    
Architect Coburn and Barnum
 


Cost 1896: $30,000

Occupants
1896-1949+: Electrical Engineering Dept.
Uses
1896-1949+: Classes, research, workshops



Trivia
Third Case department, Electrical Engineering, to have its own building
 


Alterations and Modifications


Description
1926: Built small addition to house electrical equipment for dynamo laboratory and transformers

 


This summary was compiled by staff of the University Archives from sources in the custody of the Archives.