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The University's Corner: 1957-2004

Newton D. Baker Memorial Building

1882-1895 | 1895-1956 | 1957-2004

With the removal of Cleveland College from its downtown location on Public Square to University Circle, a new building was needed. Hatch Library was razed in 1956 and construction for the Baker Building began in 1957. The building was named for Newton D. Baker, a trustee of WRU and a key supporter of Cleveland College. (The old Cleveland College building downtown was also named for him.) The name of Hatch was retained on the site, however, by naming the new auditorium in Baker, the Hatch Auditorium.

University campus

This aerial view of campus from the early 1960s shows the central position of Baker on campus.

University campus

Baker Building as seen in the context of its neighbors ca. 1970: Crawford Hall
and Amasa Stone Chapel to the west and Adelbert Main to the south.

Baker Building, 1957

The north side of Baker Building facing Euclid Avenue in the 1970s. The Hatch Auditorium is in the one-story section on the right.

Baker Building, 1957

The Adelbert Road side (eastern face) of Baker, 1960s.

University campus

The western side of Baker Building from the corner of Euclid Avenue
and East Boulevard in the 1950s.
More details about Baker Building.
1882-1895 | 1895-1956 | 1957-2004
 
Information compiled by staff of the Case Western Reserve University Archives, March 2005.