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Michigan College of Mines Sperr Hall Building Specifications

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MTU-112

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

Contact:
1400 Townsend Drive
Houghton 49931 U.S.A. US