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Morley Chemistry Laboratory

 
map Morley Chemistry Laboratory
Location: west side of Adelbert Road, set back from road Description: 3-story with basement Collegiate Gothic, with buff Indiana limestone trimmings, 19,172 square feet, containing classrooms, offices, laboratories

Formal Name
Morley Chemical Laboratory
Named For
Edward W. Morley, faculty
Other Names
Morley Laboratory of Chemistry    


Constructed 1908-1910    
Architect Charles F. Schweinfurth
 


Cost $143,332
Financing
Campaign totaling $40,000; Gift of $75,000 from Joseph P. Chamberlain, Selah Chamberlain, and Ellen S. Chamberlain; Gift of $10,000 from Jeptha Homer Wade; Gift of $5,000 from Charles F. Brush

Occupants
1910-1925: WRU Chemistry Dept. and WRU Geology Dept.
1925-1949+: WRU Chemistry Dept.
Uses
1910-1949+: Research, teaching, offices



Ceremonies
Cornerstone laying: 6/11/1908
Trivia
Second WRU building named for a faculty member

 


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