alumni memorial hall, first floor blueprint
alumni memorial hall conceived in 1864 way honor university of michigan students, faculty, , alumni had died fighting in civil war. however, project put on hold until 1904, when committee of michigan alumni , professors, led professor martin luther d ooge , judge claudius b. grant, secured promissory note board of regents land hall built on.
judge grant laying cornerstone of alumni memorial hall, june, 1908.
with land set aside, board of regents created committee work in parallel alumni memorial committee in 1905, , end of year had awarded project detroit architecture firm donaldson , meier @ cost of $175,000. hall s cornerstone laid judge grant , construction began in june of 1908. alumni memorial hall dedicated on may 11, 1910, final building cost of $190,000.
the hall built in neoclassical tradition pair of 2 stone columns flanking hall s main bronze doors 2 smaller side doors. inside continues house alumni association s headquarters , university s vast art collection alongside pieces donated alumni, including bust of university s first president henry philip tappan. housed university club, before club moved across street union.
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