Case Western Reserve University Archives

Adelbert Road and Euclid Avenue, 1882-1895

WRU acquired the corner when the property was divided between the two schools. Case took the western side and WRU the eastern side. The corner remained vacant for over a decade. In the more than 123 years of University ownership, only two buildings have occupied the site: Henry R. Hatch Library (1895-1956) and Newton D. Baker Memorial Building (1957-2004).

This 1885 map of the Case and Adelbert campuses shows the empty corner where Hatch Library and Baker Building would later stand.
This 1885 map of the Case and Adelbert campuses shows the empty corner where Hatch Library and Baker Building would later stand.



This 1890 view of the WRU and Case campuses was taken from about Euclid Avenue and East 107th Street. The empty corner is circled. Also visible are Adelbert Main with the steeple-like tower and Case Main with the shorter tower.

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