Michigan Technological University Daniell Heights Apartments Records

Collection — Box: 1-2

Identifier: MTU-096

Staff Only

Collection Scope and Content Summary

Records, 1956-1993, of the Daniell Heights Apartments at Michigan Technological University in Houghton, Michigan. Includes records, correspondence and blueprints from Yamasaki and Associates, the architects, as well as records from Herman Gundlach, Inc., the general contractor. Also includes minutes of the Board of Control, payment vouchers, loan applications, payroll records, furniture and equipment bids, photographs, and other printed ephemera from the construction of the apartments. In addition, there are Daniell Heights pamphlets about living in the apartments.

Dates

1956-1993

Access

Available for use in the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections.

Biography

In 1960, Michigan Technological University established the Daniell Heights Apartments to better serve the University’s housing needs and meet the demands of its students. Since then, thousands of students, faculty, staff, and their families have called Daniell Heights home. The apartments at Michigan Technological University Housing allow students to live outside of the residence halls while still living on the ever-growing campus. Daniell Heights was originally built for married students but over the years, not only were married students allowed to live in the apartments, but single students as well. __Daniell Heights (originally called Sheldon Heights) was designed by Yamasaki and Associates, perhaps better known for their design of the World Trade Center Towers in New York City. In 1965, a second phase was added to Daniell Heights. This addition was designed by Tarapata-MacMahon Associates and is located just east of the original apartment buildings.