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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, museumThis property continued in use after 1949. Post-1949 research is not yet completed.
Formal Name DeGrace Hall
Named For Mayme S. and William J. DeGrace, friends
Other Names Biological Building Biological Laboratory
Constructed 1897-1899
Financing Charles F. SchweinfurthCost 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 ? HindsOccupants 1899-1942: Biology Dept. 1943-1944: Biology Dept. and Pharmacognosy Dept. 1944-1949+: Biology Dept
12024-09-27T15:28:00+00:00DeGrace Hall, exterior, north and west sides1DeGrace Hall, exterior, north and west sides, 1895-19152024-09-27T15:28:00+00:00CWRU Archivespublic domainDeGrace Hall000681895-1915unknown[Places]
12025-11-10T16:25:07+00:00DeGrace Hall, exterior, south and east sides1DeGrace Hall, exterior, south and east sides, 1929-1999plain2025-11-10T16:25:07+00:00CWRU ArchivesunknownDeGrace Hall000691929-1999[Places]Matter, John J.
