University of Turin, Humanities Faculties Building, Turin, Italy 1989-1990 (unbuilt project)
Date
undated
Collection Title
Gunnar Birkerts papers
Collection Creator
Birkerts, Gunnar.
Box / Drawer
Drawer 10
Folder / Container / Volume
Folder 2
Notes
[Facade Studies of Three-Story Academic Wing], untitled. Black ink sketches on two sheets of tracing paper with orange, yellow and gray marker coloring, initialed, 18 x 18 3/4 to 18 x 19 1/2 inches
University of Michigan News and Information Services Photographs
Collection Creator
University of Michigan. News and Information Services. Photographs.
Folder / Container / Volume
Unknown
Photographer / Artist
University of Michigan. News and Information Service.
Notes
A duplicate print of this image is located in Bentley Historical Library record group, Box 10, folder: Daybook, Image #30. Note on back of duplicate print states that "Original image was a slide acquired from Roger Sutton of UM News & Information Services."
John Scott & Company, architecture firm. Built during 1895 and 1896. Demolished in 1977 to make room for the expansion of the Chemistry Building. Barbour Gymnasium (for women) was attached to the north side of the Waterman Gymnasium.
Copyright
This image is in the public domain and may be used without permission. Kindly provide attribution to the University of Michigan Bentley Historical Library.
John Scott & Company, architecture firm. Barbour Gymnasium (for women) was attached to the north side of the Waterman Gymnasium. Built during 1895 and 1896. Demolished in 1977 to make room for the expansion of the Chemistry Building.
The Sarah Caswell Angell Hall was on the second floor and was used as a theater until the 1920s. Later used for instruction in dancing (source: The University of Michigan: an Encyclopedic Survey).
John Scott & Company, architecture firm. Barbour Gymnasium (for women) was attached to the north side of the Waterman Gymnasium. Built during 1895 and 1896. Demolished in 1977 to make room for the expansion of the Chemistry Building.
Sarach Caswell Angell was the wife of James B. Angell.
John Scott & Company, architecture firm. Barbour Gymnasium (for women) was attached to the north side of the Waterman Gymnasium. Built during 1895 and 1896. Demolished in 1977 to make room for the expansion of the Chemistry Building.
"Among the gifts [for the women's gymnasium] was a transfer of $711 from the Mary J. Porter Fund, one of the first alumnae contributions to the university" (Source: University of Michigan: an Encyclopedic Survey).
