Hallway of Martha Cook Building, Venus de Milo sculpture at far end, 1917 / HS12009
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- Title
- Hallway of Martha Cook Building, Venus de Milo sculpture at far end, 1917
- Date
- 1917
- Collection Title
- George Robert Swain photographs and papers
- Collection Creator
- Swain, George Robert, 1866-1947
- Box / Drawer
- 2
- Folder / Container / Volume
- Martha Cook Residence (1)
- Photographer / Artist
- George R. Swain (Ann Arbor, MI)
- Notes
- York & Sawyer, architecture firm. Construction begun in 1911, completed 1914. Located on a block between South University Avenue and Tappan Avenue. The Martha Cook Building was erected as a residence for women, a gift of William Wilson Cook ('80) in honor of his mother, Martha Walford Cook. Land to the east of the original building site (the old Condon home) was purchased in 1918 as a garden area.
- Garden replanted in 1921 by Samuel Parsons of New York City. Statue of Portia above door was sculpted in marble in the Piccirilli Studio, N.Y.; donated by Cook in 1918.
- Negative 5152.
- Subjects
- Martha Cook Building (University of Michigan)
- University of Michigan--Student housing--1911-1920
- Dormitories--Michigan--Ann Arbor
- Interiors--Michigan--Ann Arbor
- Passageways--Michigan--Ann Arbor
- Sculpture--Michigan--Ann Arbor
- Universities & colleges--Michigan--Ann Arbor
- Item Number
- HS12009
- Finding Aid
- umich-bhl-86169
- Scan Source
- 9.5 x 7.4 inches photo print
- Repository
- Bentley Historical Library
- Date Added/Updated
- 2017-05-11 01:20:11
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- Image Size
- 5959 x 7610
- File Size
- 5 MB
- Record
- HS12009
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