Michigan College of Mines Sperr Hall Building Specifications
Collection Scope and Content Summary
Building specifications, 1924-1925, for the addition to Sperr Hall at Michigan College of Mines (now Michigan Technological University) in Houghton, Michigan. Blueprints detail specifications for fireproof vaults and steel lockers.
Dates
- 1924-1925
Access
Available for use in the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections.
Biography
In 1901 Michigan Mining School (now Michigan Technological University) in Houghton, Michigan received funding for two additional buildings. The Civil and Mining Engineering Building, was built at a cost of $28,880, was a two-story hip-roofed structure with a five-story tower centered on the front. The brick building had a high sandstone basement and a number of round-arched windows, adding to the Italian Renaissance Revival feel. In 1925, an addition was added to the building. The building was renamed Sperr Hall in 1938 in honor of mining and civil engineering professor Frederick W. Sperr. The building was demolished in 1970.
Extent
0.18 Cubic Feet (1/2 manuscript box (letter size))
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Building specifications, 1924-1925, for the addition to Sperr Hall at Michigan College of Mines (now Michigan Technological University) in Houghton, Michigan. Blueprints detail specifications for fireproof vaults and steel lockers.
General Physical Description note
0.18 cubic feet1/2 manuscript box (letter size)
Processing History
Elizabeth Russell,2/8/2011
- Title
- Michigan College of Mines Sperr Hall Building Specifications
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Elizabeth Russell
- Date
- 2/8/2011
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Description is in English
Repository Details
Part of the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections Repository