Chemistry-Pharmacy Building - U of M - Missoula, MT
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N 46° 51.511 W 113° 59.111
12T E 272457 N 5193768
This was one of five buildings built between 1935 and 1939, most of which were financed or assisted by either the WPA or the PWA. Construction of this building was made possible through a WPA loan and the sale of bonds.
Waymark Code: WMMZWF
Location: Montana, United States
Date Posted: 11/29/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member ZenPanda
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Chemistry-Pharmacy Building
A Public Works Administration loan and bonds funded the construction of this facility, completed in 1939. Architects R. C. Hugenin of Butte and Norman DeKay of Helena designed the distinctive building amidst criticism over the unusual mixing of styles. The rusticated red-brown brick and horizontal division between the first and second floors are elements of the Renaissance Revival style seen in earlier campus buildings. A central projecting pavilion, however, reminiscent of Beaux Arts Classicism, interrupts the façade with a vertical focus. Even though an animal laboratory (1951) and skywalk (1981) have been added to the building, the façade retains its original appearance.
From the NRHP Plaque
Describe the area and history:
The Chemistry Building, more or less Renaissance Revival and somewhat Beaux Arts in style, is three buildings south of the centre of The Oval, amongst other 1930s buildings. The brick terrace in front of the building's entrance is actually the roof of the only underground hall on campus, the Urey Lecture Hall, whose entrance is on the eastern edge of the terrace.


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