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Science Hall (Denver, Colo.)

 Organization

Biography

The Science Building makes a gesture towards history, suggesting and Italian Renaissance villa with its four corner towers. University of Dernver. Date built: 1912. Square feet: 38,800

Biography

Science Hall Groundbreaking in November 15. (-1911)

Sources

University of Denver. Special Collections and Archives. Card Catalog. Buildings- Science Hall; University Bulletin, Vol. 15, No.11, November 1914, page 2.

Biography

Science Hall erected in 1912 – $50,000 received from Andrew Carnegie.

Sources

Breck, A.D. (1996). From the rockies to the world (pg.252). University Bulletin, Vol.13, No. 8, August 1912, page 5.

Found in 41 Collections and/or Records:

Photograph of Group on the way to the Science Hall Groundbreaking, 1911 November 15

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Identifier: U201.01.0106.00001
Abstract

Black and white framed photographic print of group of men in a field, headed to the groundbreaking of the Science Hall. Inscription on the photograph identifies 8 men, including: Professor H.D. Engle, Ph.D., Rev. D.D. Forsyth, D.D., Professor H.E. Russell, A.M., Rev. C.B. Wilcox, D.D., Earle H. Warner, Lynn Steele, The Chancellor (Henry Buchtel), and Willam F. Duncan.

Dates: 1911 November 15

The Denver Clarion, vol. 70, issue 37, 1996 March 4

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Identifier: clarion_v070i37_19960304
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Lab Damaged – Fire Sweeps Science Hall. Candidates for IFC President Propose Emphasis on Scholarship. Prepayment Scheduled for Week of March 7. WCHA Playoffs End Saturday. Face of the Campus Ten Years From Now.

Dates: 1996 March 4

The Science Hall Groundbreaking, 1911 November 15

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Identifier: U201.01.0413.00027
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Portrait of a group of men standing around two men, one with a spadeful of dirt. Inscription on the photo identifies some of the men, and names and dates this event as the groundbreaking for the Science Hall on November 15, 1911.

Dates: 1911 November 15

The Science Hall Groundbreaking, 1911 November 15

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Identifier: U201.01.0413.00028
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A group of men observe in a semi-circle around chancellor Henry A. Buchtel (who clutches a spade) and Bishop William Fraser McDowell. The inscription identifies this as the groundbreaking for the Science Hall on November 15, 1911.

Dates: 1911 November 15

University of Denver, between 1963-1972

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Identifier: U201.01.0033.0020.00011
Abstract

Aerial view of a portion of the University Park Campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado. The bird's-eye view looking northeast includes Johnson-McFarlane Hall, Boettcher Center, Hilltop Apartments, Aspen Hall, Frontier Hall, Evans Chapel, temporary dormitory structures, Mary Reed Building, the Iliff School of Theology, University Hall, Buchtel Memorial Chapel, Carnegie Library, Science Hall, the Student Union, and I-25 in the background.

Dates: between 1963-1972

University of Denver Buchtel Chapel, between 1910-1983

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Identifier: U201.01.0015.0007.00017
Abstract

Exterior view of University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado, with Science hall to the right. Post-World War I picture with small trees and grassy open spaces in the foreground.

Dates: between 1910-1983

University of Denver Buchtel Chapel , between 1910-1983

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Identifier: U201.01.0015.0018.00007
Abstract

Exterior full view of University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel and Science Hall in Denver, Colorado at sunset.

Dates: between 1910-1983

University of Denver Campus, 1940

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Identifier: U300.01.0002.00215
Abstract

Aerial view of the University of Denver University Park campus in the early 1940s. In foreground, left to right: University Hall; Iliff School of Theology, and the Mary Reed Building (then the Mary Reed Library). In middle, left to right: the Alumni Gymnasium, Margery Reed Hall, Buchtel Memorial Chapel, and Science Hall. In background: DU Hilltop Stadium, before the construction of the Field House Arena.

Dates: 1940

University of Denver Campus, between 1960-1980

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Identifier: U201.01.0029.0025.00005
Abstract

Aerial view of part of the University Park Campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, taken from slightly east of campus and looking southwest. Buildings visible include the General Classrom Building (later Sturm Hall), Science Hall, Hilltop Apartments, Evans Memorial Chapel, and Johnson-McFarlane Hall.

Dates: between 1960-1980

University of Denver Campus, between 1958-1962

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Identifier: U201.01.0033.0018.00007
Abstract

Aerial view of University of Denver campus in Denver, Colorado. The intersection of University and Evans appears in the lower left of the frame, with the image facing Southwest.

Dates: between 1958-1962

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