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6. H.K. Cushing Laboratory
Location:
East 9th Street and St. Clair
Description:
5 stories, 40x55 feet, reinforced concrete faced with pressed brick, containing laboratories and offices
Formal Name:
H. K. Cushing Laboratory
Named For:
Henry Kirk Cushing, faculty/trustee
Other Names:
H. K. Cushing Laboratory of Experimental Medicine
Constructed: ca. 1907-1908
Razed: 1929
Cost:
1908: $40,000 (excluding land)
1929: $7,052.50 for Cushing Laboratory, Medical School, 1887, and Physiological Laboratory
Financing:
1908: Gift of $100,000 from Oliver H. Payne; Gift of $100,000 from H. M. Hanna (building, equipment, and endowment)
1929: ?
Occupants:
1908-1924: School of Medicine
1924-1929: Vacant
Uses:
1908-1924: Research, teaching and offices
1924-1929: None
Ceremonies:
Dedication: 11/20/1908
Trivia:
First WRU building named for a faculty member
This summary was compiled by staff of the University Archives from sources in the custody of the Archives.
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