Oakland University - Rochester Hills, Michigan
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Oakland University was created in 1957 when the late Alfred and Matilda Wilson donated $2 million and their 1,500-acre estate to Michigan State University to start a new college in Oakland County.
Waymark Code: WM26YC
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 09/14/2007
Views: 145
From Oakland.edu website:
In 1908, John and Matilda Dodge purchased a 320-acre farm on what is now Oakland University's campus. As co-founder of Dodge Brothers Motor Cars, John Dodge quickly prospered in the burgeoning auto industry. When he died in 1920 from influenza, he left Matilda one of the nation's wealthiest women.
Matilda later married Alfred Wilson, a lumber broker. The Wilsons expanded the estate to 1,500 acres and built Meadow Brook Hall, a 110-room, 80,000-square-foot, Tudor-revival-style mansion. The mansion, built between 1926 and 1929, cost about $4 million. The Wilsons also added numerous farm buildings, recreational facilities, formal gardens and a modern-style house known as Sunset Terrace before donating their estate to Michigan State University.
Name: Oakland University
Location/Address:
2200 N. Squirrel Rd.
Rochester Hills, mi usa
48309
Web Site: [Web Link]
Type of School: Undergraduate School with Graduate Programs
School Affiliation: Public -- National
Date Founded: Jan. 4, 1957
Enrollment: 16,902
Nicknames/Mascots: Golden Grizzlies
School Colors: Black and Gold
Location of GPS Coordinates: The West Gate
Phone Number: Not listed
School Motto: Not listed
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