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Description Main section 6 stories with basement, 100x80 feet; 2-story section between main section and auditorium of 95x16 feet; 1-story auditorium section of 100x70 feet with stage section 30x50 feet; total interior area 69,793 square feet; construction of steel and concrete; Public Square and East 2nd Street sides are of stone (south and east sides of building); north and west walls are of brick.This property continued in use after 1949. Post-1949 research is not yet completed.
Formal Name Newton Diehl Baker Memorial
Named For Newton D. Baker, trustee
Other Names Cleveland College Chamber of Commerce
Cost 1929-1932 rent: $30,000 per year 1931-1933 rent: $40,000 per year 1934 rent: $45,000 per year 1942 purchase: ?
Financing 1929-1942 rent: ? 1942 purchase: LoanOccupants 1929-1949+: Cleveland College
Uses 1929-1949+: Academic or administrativeBought 4/1942: from Cleveland Chamber of Commerce
Leased 1929-1942: from Cleveland Chamber of CommerceCeremonies Dedication and naming: 12/4/1942
Trivia First WRU building named for Newton D. Baker
Alterations and Modifications
Description 1929: Unspecified alterations
Cost $104,000 ($75,000 for alterations; $29,000 for furniture and equipment)
Financing Loan
Alterations and Modifications
Description 1948: Converted A. Caswell Ellis Auditorium to a lounge and recreation center
Cost $5,000?
This summary was compiled by staff of the University Archives from sources in the custody of the Archives.
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