{"id":764,"date":"1931-11-07T13:54:57","date_gmt":"1931-11-07T19:54:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/cca\/?p=764"},"modified":"2017-02-14T14:58:56","modified_gmt":"2017-02-14T19:58:56","slug":"michigan-college-of-mines-chemistry-building-addition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/cca\/michigan-college-of-mines-chemistry-building-addition\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan College of Mines, Chemistry Building Addition"},"content":{"rendered":"

by A. K. Hoagland<\/p>\n

Architect: Derrick Hubert<\/a>
\nAlternative Name: Michigan Technological University, Koenig Hall
\nLocation: Houghton, MI
\nBuilt: 1931
\nContractor: Archie Verville
\nDemolished: 1968<\/p>\n

In 1931 the Michigan College of Mines built a large addition onto the front of Koenig Hall, which had been built just ten years earlier. The new front\u2014really a whole new building\u2014had an art moderne<\/em> appearance, with a flat roof and no cornice. The building had subsequent appearance-altering additions.<\/p>\n

\"koenighall2add\" — Koenig Hall on right, showing the 1931 addition<\/a>. Hubbell Hall on left.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A later facelift<\/a> of Koenig Hall.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Koenig Hall on right, showing the 1931 addition<\/a>. Hubbell Hall on left.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A later facelift<\/a> of Koenig Hall.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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