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Thwing Hall |
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| Location: 11111 Euclid Avenue |
Description: 3 stories plus basement; 45,185
square feet, containing classrooms, offices, library |
This property continued in use after 1949. Post-1949 research is not yet completed.
Formal Name |
Thwing Hall |
Named For |
Charles F. Thwing, WRU president |
Other Names |
Euclid Avenue, 11111
Excelsior Club |
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| Cost |
1929: $650,000 |
Financing |
1929: Loan |
Occupants |
1929-1933: WRU
1934-1949+?: University Library
1934-1949+?: School of Library Science
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Uses |
1929-1933: ?
1934-1949+: Classes, offices, library |
Bought |
1929: from Excelsior Club Board
of Governors |
Ceremonies |
Dedication: 11/9/1934 |
Trivia |
First WRU university-wide library
building |
Alterations and Modifications
Description |
1934: Converted building to
library |
Financing |
Gift of $25,000 from
the Case Library Trustees |
This summary was compiled by staff of the University Archives from sources in the custody of the Archives.
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