Wrecking old Cooley House [Michigan Union site] / BL004684

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Title: Wrecking old Cooley House [Michigan Union site]
Date: 1916
Collection Title: University of Michigan Photographs Vertical File
Collection Creator: Bentley Historical Library (collector)
Folder / Container / Volume: UBImusD13. Folder: Campus Buildings. Michigan Union (Thomas M. Cooley House) no. 245
Photographer / Artist: Daines (Ann Arbor, Mich.)
Notes: The residence of Judge Thomas M. Cooley became the first home for the Michigan Union. The house was renovated in 1906-1907, opened for student use in 1907, and in 1912 an addition was built. In 1916, the original house was razed to make room for a new Michigan Union building, which opened in 1919. The 1912 addition was moved to the north and used as a ballroom for a time.; On verso: "Summer 1916."; Image view from southwest. Image is creased and torn upper right and lower left.
Subjects: Michigan Union; University of Michigan--Building--1911-1920; Construction--Michigan--Ann Arbor; Construction workers--Michigan--Ann Arbor; Demolition--Michigan--Ann Arbor; Houses--Michigan--Ann Arbor; Universities & colleges--Michigan--Ann Arbor
Item Number: BL004684
Finding Aid: umich-bhl-92147
Source of Title: verso
Scan Source: 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 b/w photographic print
Repository: Bentley Historical Library
Date Added/Updated: 2012-11-25 01:29:41

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