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• 1 2025-11-13T16:17:02+00:00 Morley Chemistry Laboratory 3 Morley Chemistry Laboratory plain 2025-11-24T19:47:31+00:00

  Location

  west side of Adelbert Road, set back from road
  
  Description
  3-story with basement Collegiate Gothic, with buff Indiana limestone trimmings, 19,172 square feet, containing classrooms, offices, laboratories

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

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  Formal Name
  Morley Chemical Laboratory
  
  Named For
  Edward W. Morley, faculty
  
  Other Names
  Morley Laboratory of Chemistry

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  Constructed
  1908-1910
  
  Architect
  Charles F. Schweinfurth

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  Cost
  $143,332
  
  Financing
  Campaign totaling $40,000; Gift of $75,000 from Joseph P. Chamberlain, Selah Chamberlain, and Ellen S. Chamberlain; Gift of $10,000 from Jeptha Homer Wade; Gift of $5,000 from Charles F. Brush

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  Occupants
  1910-1925: WRU Chemistry Dept. and WRU Geology Dept.
  1925-1949+: WRU Chemistry Dept.
  
  Uses
  1910-1949+: Research, teaching, offices

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  Ceremonies
  Cornerstone laying: 6/11/1908
  
  Trivia
  Second 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.
  
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