Monday, August 22, 2011

Panoramic View of EMU Campus, c. 1903 or a bit later

A panoramic view of campus (click for larger image) as it existed around the turn of the century. The building complex at left is the Old Main Building. The building at center is, I believe, the Training School, where students did their student teaching. Starkweather of course, and on the right is the Science Building, now called Sherzer Hall.
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6 comments:

  1. Building PlaceAugust 22, 2011 at 9:29 AM

    Looks like it was taken from in front of the old President's House (now about where King Hall stands). What do you think?

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  2. Dusty DAugust 22, 2011 at 9:34 AM

    Hmm, I think in this case you would know better than me; I'm still learning about the placements of all the old buildings over time on the old campus. I see a bit in plat maps, but there was one good online map of the former campus (somewhere on the EMU site) that I couldn't scare up for this post.

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  3. AnonymousAugust 22, 2011 at 6:12 PM

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  4. Dusty DAugust 22, 2011 at 6:57 PM

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  5. RussAugust 22, 2011 at 9:16 PM

    I love the architecture of the Starkweather Hall. Starkweater Chapel at Highland Cemetery too. Great examples of the Richarsonian Romanesque architecture. I discovered that there are examples of it in quite a few places. I went to see my daughter in Muskegon last year and there is a famous library there, the Hackley Public Library, that is of the same design. Also, the Historical Museum in Adrian, MI is too. In case if you wondered if "Anyone Ever Reads This Blog. . . I do! Every Night!" Thanks! Russ

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  6. Dusty DAugust 22, 2011 at 10:09 PM

    Hi Russ, I am particularly fond of RIchardson/Victorian Romanesque architecture too! It strikes me as perfectly balanced between bold and graceful, with those strong arch components. Another example in Ypsi is now a law office on Huron Street; it's beautiful. Yet another is the onetime Scharf Tag, Label, and Box Company, now Congdon's Hardware. Both are pictured here.

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