Wood Building
| Location |
southeast side of Adelbert Road |
Description |
4 stories plus basement and sub-basement
of buff brick facing and limestone trim, each floor 32,000 square feet |
This property continued in use after 1949. Post-1949 research is not yet completed.
| Formal Name |
Harland Goff Wood Building |
Named For |
Harland Goff Wood, faculty |
| Other Names |
Medical School |
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| Constructed |
1922-1924 |
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| Architect |
Coolidge and Shattuck |
General Contractor |
Lundoff-Bicknell Co. |
| Cost |
1922: approximately $2.5 million
for Wood Building, Animal Hospital, 1924, Power House, tunnels
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| Financing |
1922: Gift of $2.5 million from
Samuel Mather
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| Donors |
1922: Samuel Mather, trustee
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| Occupants |
1924-1949+: School of Medicine |
Uses |
1924-1949+: Academic or administrative |
| Ceremonies |
Cornerstone laying: 4/18/1923; Dedication:
10/9/1924 |
Trivia |
First University Circle School of
Medicine building |
Alterations and Modifications
| Description |
1947: Converted space to a
centralized library |
| Financing |
1947: gift from William Gwinn
Mather |
| Donors |
1947: William Gwinn Mather,
trustee |
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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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