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Adelbert Road, 2145
| Location |
2145 Adelbert Road |
Description |
2-story plus basement, Italian Renaissance
style, 76x44 feet, of Ohio buff sandstone backed with brick, copper roof
The inscription below the main cornice is from The Holy Bible. Exodus 18:20.
"And thou shalt teach them ordinances and laws, and shalt show them
the way wherein they must walk, and the work that they must do." |
This property continued in use after 1949. Post-1949 research is not yet completed.
| Other Names |
Law School Building
Franklin Thomas Backus School of Law
School of Law |
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| Constructed |
ca. 1895-1896 |
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| Architect |
Charles F. Schweinfurth |
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| Cost |
1895: construction ca. $25,000
1895 land: $15,000
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| Financing |
1895: Gifts of $5,000 from various
donors; loan of $15,000
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| Occupants |
1896-1917: School of Law
1918-1919: School of Law and School of Library Science
1920-1942: School of Law
1943-1944: School of Law and United States Army Air Corps trainees (28th
College Training Detachment (Air Crew)) (1st and 2nd floors)
1945-1949+: School of Law |
Uses |
1896-1944: Academic or administrative
1943-1944: Residence
1945-1949+?: Academic or administrative |
| Ceremonies |
Cornerstone laying: 6/15/1896 |
Trivia |
First building constructed for School
of Law |
Alterations and Modifications
| Description |
1914: 2-story, 40x75 feet
1943: Converted 1st and 2nd floors to barracks |
| Cost |
1914: $25,000 estimated
1943: $4,847.78 |
| Financing |
1914: Gifts of at least $12,000
from unknown donors
1943: ? |
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Alterations and Modifications
| Description |
1948: 3-story steel and masonry
building, brick masonry backed tile partition and reinforced concrete
floors, 48x82 feet, 40 feet high |
| Architect |
1948: Garfield, Harris, Robinson
& Schafer |
| General Contractor |
1948: The Hunkin-Conkey Construction
Company |
| Cost |
1948: ca. $350,000 |
| Financing |
1948: $121,390 from operating
funds; Gifts of $29,626 from unknown donors |
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This summary was compiled by staff of the University
Archives from sources
in the custody of the Archives.
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