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Description 3 stories plus basement; 45,185 square feet, containing classrooms, offices, libraryThis property continued in use after 1949. Post-1949 research is not yet completed.
Formal Name Thwing Hall
Named For Charles F. Thwing, WRU president
Other Names Euclid Avenue, 11111 Excelsior Club
Cost 1929: $650,000
Financing 1929: LoanOccupants 1929-1933: WRU 1934-1949+?: University Library 1934-1949+?: School of Library Science
Uses 1929-1933: ? 1934-1949+: Classes, offices, libraryBought 1929: from Excelsior Club Board of GovernorsCeremonies Dedication: 11/9/1934
Trivia First WRU university-wide library building
Alterations and Modifications
Description 1934: Converted building to library
Financing Gift of $25,000 from the Case Library Trustees
This summary was compiled by staff of the University Archives from sources in the custody of the Archives.
12024-09-27T15:28:07+00:00Thwing Hall, exterior, west and south sides1Thwing Hall, exterior, west and south sides, 1934-19572024-09-27T15:28:07+00:00CWRU ArchivesunknownThwing Hall001271934-1957Hastings & Willinger[Places]
