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Bingham Mechanical Engineering
| Location |
southern end of Case campus |
Description |
Structural steel frame, shale brick
with sandstone trim; front portion: 3 stories with basement, 146x55 feet;
west wing: 2 stories, 119x50 feet; east wing: 1 story, 119x60 feet; powerhouse:
1 story, 65x70 feet; repair shop: 1 story, 21x35 feet; containing classrooms,
labs, offices, shop, power plant |
This property continued in use after 1949. Post-1949 research is not yet completed.
| Formal Name |
Charles William Bingham Mechanical
Engineering Building |
Named For |
Charles William Bingham, trustee |
| Constructed |
6/1926-3/1927 |
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| Architect |
1926: Wilbur J. Watson and Associates |
General Contractor |
1926: Sam W. Emerson Company |
| Cost |
1927: $471,000 estimated; $.34 per
cubic foot
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| Financing |
1926: Gift of $1,000,000 (half for
construction, half for building maintenance endowment) from Charles W. Bingham
and William Bingham, II; Gift of $100,000 from Worcester Warner; Gift of
$50,000 from Eckstein Case; Gift of $30,000 from Charles F. Brush; Gift
of $10,000 from William Mather; Gift of $10,000 from Francis F. Prentiss;
Gift of $20,000 from Herbert H. Dow
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| Donors |
1926: Charles William Bingham, trustee;
William Bingham II, friend; Worcester Warner, trustee; Eckstein Case, trustee;
Charles F. Brush, trustee; William Gwinn Mather, trustee; Francis F. Prentiss,
trustee; Herbert H. Dow, alum/trustee
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| Occupants |
1927-1949+: Mechanical Engineering
Dept. |
Uses |
1927-1949+: Classes, research, offices,
workshops, power plant |
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Trivia |
First Case building designed by
Wilbur Watson |
Alterations and Modifications
| Description |
1937-1938: Added approximately
1000 square feet to balcony
1940: Approximately 4600 square feet third story on shop wing
1941: Added 2000 square feet to balcony along east side of Power Laboratory |
| Architect |
1940: Wilbur J. Watson and
Associates
1941: Wilbur J. Watson and Associates |
| General Contractor |
1940: The Hadlock-Krill Company
1941: The Hadlock-Krill Company |
| Cost |
1937-1938: ?
1940: $23,000-$27,000
1941: $6,500 |
| Financing |
1937-1938: ?
1940: Gifts of various amounts from Frances Payne Bolton and Mechanical
Engineering alumni and friends
1941: Gifts and Endowment |
| Donors |
1940: Frances Payne Bolton,
friend
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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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