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  Location

  west side of Adelbert Road
  
  Description
  Gothic stone structure, three stories and closed basement; 93x63 feet, with small wings projected from the north and south ends, extending up to second floor; containing classrooms, offices, labs, museum

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  This property continued in use after 1949. Post-1949 research is not yet completed.

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  Formal Name
  DeGrace Hall
  
  Named For
  Mayme S. and William J. DeGrace, friends
  
  Other Names
  Biological Building
  Biological Laboratory

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  Constructed
  1897-1899
  
  Financing
  Charles F. Schweinfurth

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  Cost
  1897: $38,000-$40,000
  
  Financing
  1897: Gift of $10,000 from A. Friend; Gift of $1,000 from John Hay; Gift of $20,000 from Daniel Fayerweather; Gift of $1,000 from Flora Stone Mather; Gift of $2,000 from Julia Gleason Stone; Gift of $1,000 from Louis H. Severance; Gift of $1,000 from Jeptha H. Wade; Gift of $5,500 from A. A. Pope; Gift of $1,000 from H. B. Perkins; Gift of $1,000 from J. Livingstone Taylor; Gift of $1,000 from ? Hinds

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  Occupants
  1899-1942: Biology Dept.
  1943-1944: Biology Dept. and Pharmacognosy Dept.
  1944-1949+: Biology Dept
  
  Uses
  1899-1949+: Classes, research, offices

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  Ceremonies
  Dedication: 6/13/1899; 10/5/2001
  
  Trivia
  Longest gap between construction and formal naming (102 years)

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  Alterations and Modifications
  
  Description
  1928-1929: Unspecific alterations

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  Alterations and Modifications
  
  Description
  1929: Greenhouse
  
  Cost

  $6,790

  
  Financing
  Gift of $5,000 from Charles Lathrop Pack
  
  Donors
  Charles Lathrop Pack, trustee
  
  This summary was compiled by staff of the University Archives from sources in the custody of the Archives.
  
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