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Date of Work
1910
Identification #
UAP 4185
Description
UND built the Mining Engineering Building in 1907 and was dedicated June 1908. In 1909, UND constructed two additions to the north and south of the building to accomodate ceramics and a mining expreiment station. In 1910, a serious fire destroyed the norther third of the roof and caused extensive water damage to the north half of the building. On September 3, 1925, the building was named after Dean Earle J. Babcock. (Information from E. F. Chandler's History of All Buildings, page 7)
Subject
Babcock Hall; Earl J. Babcock; Mining; Engineering; Chemistry; Chemistry; College buildings; Engineering schools; Mining schools and education; Mining engineering; Stairs; Sidewalks
Places Depicted
North Dakota--Grand Forks; North Dakota
Organizations Depicted
University of North Dakota; Babcock Hall (Grand Forks, N.D.)
People Depicted
Babcock, E. J. (Earle Jay), b. 1865
Rights
Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota