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Baker Building, 1957 |
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| Location: southwest corner of Adelbert Road
and Euclid Avenue |
Description: 250 x 65 feet; 60,000 square feet; 3 floors with ground floor and lower level |
Formal Name |
Newton D. Baker Memorial Building |
Named For |
Newton D. Baker, trustee |
Other Names |
Baker Building |
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| Constructed |
4/1957 - 10/1958 |
Razed |
11/2004 |
| Architect |
Garfield, Harris, Schafer, Flynn & Williams |
General Contractor |
The Cleveland Construction Company |
| Cost |
1958: $1,526,950? |
Financing |
1958: proceeds from sale of Newton Diehl Baker Memorial and the Card Building; gifts from alumni and other sources |
Occupants |
1958-1959 |
Cleveland College, Management, Instructional Computing Off., WRU Mathematics and Statistics Dept.
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1959-1961 |
Bureau of Business Research, Cleveland College, Management, Instructional Computing Off., WRU Mathematics and Statistics Dept. |
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1961-1963 |
Bureau of Business Research, Cleveland College, Management, Instructional Computing Off., WRU Political Science Dept. |
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1963-1965 |
Bureau of Business Research, Cleveland College, Management, Instructional Computing Off., WRU Philosophy Dept. |
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1965-1968 |
Bureau of Business Research, Cleveland College, Management, Instructional Computing Off. |
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1968-1969 |
Dively Center, Cleveland College, Management, Instructional Computing Off. |
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1969-1971 |
Dively Center, Cleveland College, Management |
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1971-1972 |
Dively Center, Cleveland College, Management, Instructional Computing Off. |
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1972-1974 |
Dively Center, Western Reserve College, Management, Instructional Computing Off., Continuing Education Off. |
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1974-1975 |
Alumni Office, Complex Systems Institute, Continuing Education Off., Instructional Computing Off., Library Science, Western Reserve College |
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1975-1977 |
Alumni Office, Development, Continuing Education Off., Instructional Computing Off., Library Science, Western Reserve College |
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1977-1981 |
Development, Continuing Education Off., Instructional Computing Off., Library Science, Western Reserve College |
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1981-1985 |
Development, Continuing Education Off., Instructional Computing Off., Graduate Studies, Library Science, Western Reserve College |
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1985-1986 |
Development, Instructional Computing Off., Graduate Studies, Library Science, Western Reserve College, Undergraduate Studies Off. |
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1986-1987 |
Development, Instructional Computing Off., Graduate Studies, Western Reserve College, Undergraduate Studies Off. |
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1987-1990 |
Development, Instructional Computing Off., Graduate Studies, Undergraduate Studies Off. |
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1990-1991 |
Information Systems Off., Alumni Office, Development, Instructional Computing Off., Graduate Studies, Undergraduate Studies Off. |
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1991-1993 |
Information Systems Off., Alumni Office, Development, Instructional Computing Off., Graduate Studies, Undergraduate Studies Off., Internal Audit |
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1993-2000 |
Alumni Office, Development, Instructional Computing Off., Graduate Studies, Undergraduate Studies Off., Internal Audit |
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2000-2003 |
Plant Services, Alumni Office, Development, Instructional Computing Off., Graduate Studies, Undergraduate Studies Off., Internal Audit |
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2003-2004 |
Plant Services, Alumni Office, Development, Instructional Computing Off., Graduate Studies, Internal Audit |
| Uses |
1958-2004 |
classes, offices, ceremonies, performances and lectures |
Ceremonies |
Groundbreaking: 4/28/1957 Cornerstone: 11/2/1957 Dedication: 11/16/1958
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Trivia |
First University building razed in the 21st century. |
Alterations and Modifications
Description |
1981: renovation of Baker Lounge |
Cost |
$45,000 |
Financing |
operating funds |
This summary was compiled by staff of the University Archives from sources in the custody of the Archives.
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