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Mechanical Laboratory
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Mechanical Laboratory
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Location
South central part of Case campus
Description
Classroom and laboratory building of 2 stories with basement
Other Names
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Laboratory
Mechanical Building
Constructed
ca. 1891-1892
Razed
1928
Architect
Coburn and Barnum
Occupants
1892-1905: Mechanical Engineering Dept., Mining Engineering Dept.
1905-1927: Mechanical Engineering Dept.
Uses
1892-1927: Research and teaching
Trivia
First Case building designed by Coburn and BarnumAlterations and Modifications
Description
1903: Added power laboratory
This summary was compiled by staff of the University Archives from sources in the custody of the Archives.
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Bingham Mechanical Engineering
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Bingham Mechanical Engineering
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southern end of Case campusLocation
Description
Structural steel frame, shale brick with sandstone trim; front portion: 3 stories with basement, 146x55 feet; west wing: 2 stories, 119x50 feet; east wing: 1 story, 119x60 feet; powerhouse: 1 story, 65x70 feet; repair shop: 1 story, 21x35 feet; containing classrooms, labs, offices, shop, power plant
This property continued in use after 1949. Post-1949 research is not yet completed.Formal Name
Charles William Bingham Mechanical Engineering Building
Named For
Charles William Bingham, trustee
Constructed
6/1926-3/1927
Architect
1926: Wilbur J. Watson and Associates
General Contractor
1926: Sam W. Emerson Company
Cost
1927: $471,000 estimated; $.34 per cubic foot
Financing
1926: Gift of $1,000,000 (half for construction, half for building maintenance endowment) from Charles W. Bingham, trustee and William Bingham, II, friend; Gift of $100,000 from Worcester Warner, trustee; Gift of $50,000 from Eckstein Case, trustee; Gift of $30,000 from Charles F. Brush, trustee; Gift of $10,000 from William Gwinn Mather, trustee; Gift of $10,000 from Francis F. Prentiss, trustee; Gift of $20,000 from Herbert H. Dow, alumnus/trustee
Occupants
1927-1949+: Mechanical Engineering Dept.
Uses
1927-1949+: Classes, research, offices, workshops, power plant
TriviaFirst Case building designed by Wilbur Watson Alterations and Modifications
Description
1937-1938: Added approximately 1000 square feet to balconyAlterations and Modifications
Description
1940: Approximately 4600 square feet third story on shop wing
Architect
Wilbur J. Watson and Associates
General Contractor
The Hadlock-Krill Company
Cost
$23,000-$27,000
Financing
Gifts of various amounts from Frances Payne Bolton, friend, and Mechanical Engineering alumni and friendsAlterations and Modifications
Description
1941: Added 2000 square feet to balcony along east side of Power Laboratory
Architect
Wilbur J. Watson and Associates
General Contractor
The Hadlock-Krill Company
Cost
$6,500
FinancingGifts and Endowment
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Astronomical Observatory
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Astronomical Observatory
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south central part of Case campusLocation
Description
Observatory made of cement piers and corrugated iron
Other Names
Transit House
1905-1907: ObservatoryConstructed
1897
Razed
ca. 1920
General Contractor
The Van Dorn Iron Works Co.
Cost
$250
Occupants
1897-ca. 1920: Case Mathematics and Astronomy Dept.
Uses
1897-ca. 1920: Research and teaching
Trivia
First Case building razed
This summary was compiled by staff of the University Archives from sources in the custody of the Archives.
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