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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.
