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Bellflower Road, 11109
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Bellflower Road, 11109
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11109 Bellflower RoadLocation
Description
13-room 3-story frame house, 41x60 feet
This property continued in use after 1949. Post-1949 research is not yet completed.Other Names
Bellflower Road, 55
Thwing House
Thwing Residence
President's HouseConstructed
1891-1892
Cost
1891: $13,600-$13,726.25
1926: Exchanged Bellflower Road, 11109 for Adelbert Road, 2153
1937: $12,500?
Financing
1891: Gift of $5,000 from Samuel Mather; Gift of $5,000 from John Hay; Gift of property worth $1,300 from Jeptha Homer Wade
1937: Gift/purchase
Occupants
1892-1937: Charles F. Thwing, WRU President
1938-1941: Mather College
1942-1945: ?
1946-1949: Mather College
Uses
1892-1941: Residence
1942-1945: ?
1946-1949: Residence
Bought6/1938: from Charles F. Thwing Estate?
Sold
4/1926: to Charles F. Thwing
Trivia
Longest continuous WRU President's residenceAlterations and Modifications
Description
ca. 1942: Built passageway to Tyler House
This summary was compiled by staff of the University Archives from sources in the custody of the Archives.
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Bellflower Road, 11039
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11039 Bellflower RoadLocation
Description
Frame structure with basement and at least 3 stories; 55,180 cubic feet; containing classrooms, offices, and practice rooms
This property continued in use after 1949. Post-1949 research is not yet completed.Other Names
Music House
Cost
1927: $35,000
Financing
1927: Loan
Occupants
1927-1930: Tenant
1930-1942: Music Dept.
1943-1946+?: Music Dept. and WRU Band and Orchestra
Uses
1927-1930: ?
1930-1946+?: Classes, practice and offices
Bought
7/1927: from Martha and Uriel Hatch
Leased
1927-1928: to Mabelle A. Rodriguez
This summary was compiled by staff of the University Archives from sources in the custody of the Archives.
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Baker Building, 1957
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southwest corner of Adelbert Road and Euclid AvenueLocation
Description
250 x 65 feet; 60,000 square feet; 3 floors with ground floor and lower level
This property continued in use after 1949. Post-1949 research is not yet completed.Formal Name
Newton D. Baker Memorial Building
Named For
Newton D. Baker, trustee
Other Names
Baker BuildingConstructed
4/1957 - 10/1958
Razed
11/2004
Architect
Garfield, Harris, Schafer, Flynn & Williams
General Contractor
The Cleveland Construction Company
Cost
1958: $1,526,950?
Financing
1958: proceeds from sale of Newton Diehl Baker Memorial and the Card Building; gifts from alumni and other sources
Occupants
1958-1959: Cleveland College, Management, Instructional Computing Off., WRU Mathematics and Statistics Dept.
1959-1961: Bureau of Business Research, Cleveland College, Management, Instructional Computing Off., WRU Mathematics and Statistics Dept.
1961-1963: Bureau of Business Research, Cleveland College, Management, Instructional Computing Off., WRU Political Science Dept.
1963-1965: Bureau of Business Research, Cleveland College, Management, Instructional Computing Off., WRU Philosophy Dept.
1965-1968: Bureau of Business Research, Cleveland College, Management, Instructional Computing Off.
1968-1969: Dively Center, Cleveland College, Management, Instructional Computing Off.
1969-1971: Dively Center, Cleveland College, Management
1971-1972: Dively Center, Cleveland College, Management, Instructional Computing Off.
1972-1974: Dively Center, Western Reserve College, Management, Instructional Computing Off., Continuing Education Off.
1974-1975: Alumni Office, Complex Systems Institute, Continuing Education Off., Instructional Computing Off., Library Science, Western Reserve College
1975-1977: Alumni Office, Development, Continuing Education Off., Instructional Computing Off., Library Science, Western Reserve College
1977-1981: Development, Continuing Education Off., Instructional Computing Off., Library Science, Western Reserve College
1981-1985: Development, Continuing Education Off., Instructional Computing Off., Graduate Studies, Library Science, Western Reserve College
1985-1986: Development, Instructional Computing Off., Graduate Studies, Library Science, Western Reserve College, Undergraduate Studies Off.
1986-1987: Development, Instructional Computing Off., Graduate Studies, Western Reserve College, Undergraduate Studies Off.
1987-1990: Development, Instructional Computing Off., Graduate Studies, Undergraduate Studies Off.
1990-1991: Information Systems Off., Alumni Office, Development, Instructional Computing Off., Graduate Studies, Undergraduate Studies Off.
1991-1993: Information Systems Off., Alumni Office, Development, Instructional Computing Off., Graduate Studies, Undergraduate Studies Off., Internal Audit
1993-2000: Alumni Office, Development, Instructional Computing Off., Graduate Studies, Undergraduate Studies Off., Internal Audit
2000-2003: Plant Services, Alumni Office, Development, Instructional Computing Off., Graduate Studies, Undergraduate Studies Off., Internal Audit
2003-2004: Plant Services, Alumni Office, Development, Instructional Computing Off., Graduate Studies, Internal Audit
Uses1958-2004 classes, offices, ceremonies, performances and lectures
Ceremonies
Groundbreaking: 4/28/1957
Cornerstone: 11/2/1957
Dedication: 11/16/1958
Trivia
First University building razed in the 21st century.Alterations and Modifications
Description
1981: renovation of Baker Lounge
Cost
$45,000
Financing
Operating funds
This summary was compiled by staff of the University Archives from sources in the custody of the Archives.
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