Description: 3-story building; footings, foundation
walls, floors and roof of reinforced concrete; exterior walls of Indiana
limestone backed with brick; main entrance trimmed with Minnesota Pearl
Grey Granite, containing student union, library, offices, dining facilities
"The Searcher," the figure above the front door, was described
by the architect as "ever searching for new things in the world and
in science that makes for a better world in which all society may live and
prosper."
This property continued in use after 1949. Post-1949 research is not yet completed.
Formal Name
Tomlinson Hall
Named For
George A. Tomlinson, friend
Other Names
Tomlinson Memorial Student Union
Building
Constructed
?-9/1947
Architect
Walker and Weeks
General Contractor
The Albert M. Higley Company
Financing
Gift of $550,000 or $640,000 from
Laura Tomlinson, friend
