Msu Campus

by Stanford, Linda O.; Dewhurst, C. Kurt

• ISBN13: 9780870136313
• ISBN10: 0870136313
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-09-01
• Publisher: Michigan State Univ Pr

Summary

Since its founding in 1855, Michigan State University has emerged from its modest "oak opening" in the wilderness to become a large campus park. This story reflects the commitment of campus leaders since the nineteenth century to develop MSU as a beautiful and educational public resource, as well as a demonstration model, befitting the premier land-grant institution in the United States.

From early landscape gardeners influenced by Ossian Simonds and the nationally known Olmsted Brothers, to the vision of President John Hannah, the consistent intent has been to interrelate architecture and the campus park. The result is a campus whose development reflects major trends in American architecture and whose contributors include local, regional, and nationally known architectural firms. In The MSU Campus -- Buildings, Places, Spaces, two Michigan State University professors provide a history and way of seeing the campus by offering eight areas to explore.

Each area includes selected historical sites or markers, public art, and natural locations that complement mo

Author Biography

C. Kurt Dewhurst is director of the Michigan State University Museum and the Center for Great Lakes Culture at Michigan State University.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
Preface	xi
The Campus Park of Michigan State University
The Campus in Context	1	(5)
The Morrill Land-Grant College Act of 1862	6	(2)
Periods of Change	8	(1)
From an Oak Opening: The Campus Plan Emerges	8	(25)
1855--1906	8	(7)
1907--1945	15	(6)
1946--2002	21	(12)
Visual Culture: Ways of Seeing the Michigan State University Campus	33	(11)
Style	33	(1)
Users	33	(1)
Discourse	34	(1)
Aesthetics	34	(2)
History	36	(6)
Conclusion	42	(2)
The Campus Areas to Explore: Buildings, Places, Spaces
West Circle Drive	44	(26)
Intramural Recreative Sports--Circle (IM Circle)	48	(1)
Music Building	49	(1)
Music Practice Building	50	(1)
Library	51	(1)
Beaumont Tower	52	(1)
Michigan State University Museum	53	(1)
Olds Hall	54	(1)
Agriculture Hall	55	(1)
Alfred J. Cook Hall	56	(1)
Alfred K. Chittenden Hall	57	(1)
Old Botany	58	(1)
Marshall Hall	59	(1)
Eustace-Cole Hall	60	(1)
Robert S. Linton Hall	61	(1)
Morrill Hall	62	(1)
Human Ecology	63	(1)
MSU Union	64	(1)
Cowles House	65	(1)
West Circle Complex	66	(3)
Campbell Hall	66	(1)
Gilchrist Hall	67	(1)
Landon Hall	67	(1)
Mayo Hall	67	(1)
Williams Hall	68	(1)
Yakeley Hall	68	(1)
H. Merrill Wills House	69	(1)
East Circle Drive, Auditorium, Physics, and Dormitory Roads	70	(25)
Olin Memorial Health Center	73	(1)
Berkey Hall	74	(1)
Old Horticulture	75	(1)
Paolucci Building	76	(1)
Student Services	77	(1)
Natural Science	78	(1)
Kedzie Hall--North	79	(1)
Kedzie Hall--South	79	(2)
John A. Hannah Administration Building	81	(1)
Computer Center	82	(1)
Bessey Hall	83	(1)
Auditorium (and Fairchild Theater)	84	(1)
Giltner Hall	85	(1)
Physics-Astronomy	86	(2)
East Circle Complex	88	(3)
Mason-Abbot	89	(1)
Abbot Hall	89	(1)
Mason Hall	89	(1)
Snyder-Phillips	90	(1)
Phillips Hall	90	(1)
Snyder Hall	90	(1)
Psychology Research	91	(1)
Bake Hall	92	(1)
Alumni Memorial Chapel	93	(1)
Kresge Art Center	94	(1)
The Brody Complex, University Village, Spartan Stadium, and Other Athletic Facilities	95	(18)
Jenison Field House	99	(1)
Kellogg Center	100	(1)
Brody Complex	101	(3)
Armstrong Hall	102	(1)
Bailey Hall	102	(1)
Brody Hall	102	(1)
Bryan Hall	102	(1)
Butterfield Hall	103	(1)
Emmons Hall	103	(1)
Rather Hall	103	(1)
University Village	104	(1)
Jack Breslin Student Events Center	105	(1)
Clarence L. Munn Ice Arena	106	(1)
Demonstration Hall	107	(1)
Intramural Recreative Sports--West (IM West)	108	(1)
Spartan Stadium	109	(2)
Central Services	111	(1)
Power Plant--Shaw Lane	112	(1)
West Shaw Lane and Harrison Read	113	(18)
Hugh ``Duffy'' Daugherty Football Building	115	(1)
Clara Bell Smith Student Athlete Academic Center	116	(1)
Fire Station	117	(1)
South Complex	118	(3)
Case Hall	119	(1)
Holden Hall	119	(1)
Wilson Hall	120	(1)
Wonders Hall	120	(1)
Faculty Apartments	121	(1)
Cherry Lane Apartments	122	(1)
Physical Plant	123	(1)
Spartan Village	124	(1)
Manly Miles Building	125	(1)
Stephen S. Nisbet Building	126	(1)
University Housing	127	(1)
Robert D. Angell University Services	128	(1)
Food Stores	129	(1)
T. B. Simon Power Plant	130	(1)
Farm Lane, North and South Shaw Lanes, Wilson and Trowbridge Roads	131	(16)
Wells Hall	134	(2)
International Center	136	(1)
Erickson Hall	137	(1)
Anthony Hall	138	(1)
Engineering Building	139	(1)
G. Malcolm Trout Food Science and Human Nutrition Building	140	(1)
Urban Planning and Landscape Architecture--Instructional Media Center	141	(1)
Herbert J. Oyer Speech and Hearing Clinic	142	(1)
Public Safety	143	(1)
Communication Arts and Sciences	144	(1)
Packaging Laboratory	145	(1)
Natural Resources	146	(1)
Farm Lane, North and South Shaw Lanes, Wilson Road, and Bogue Street	147	(18)
Abrams Planetarium	150	(1)
Shaw Hall	151	(1)
Business College Complex	152	(2)
Eppley Center	152	(1)
North Business Building	153	(1)
Michigan State University-Detroit College of Law	154	(1)
Cyclotron	155	(1)
Chemistry	156	(1)
A. W. Farrall Agricultural Engineering Hall	157	(1)
Biomedical-Physical Sciences	158	(1)
Biochemistry	159	(1)
Plant Biology Laboratories	160	(1)
Plant Science Greenhouses	161	(1)
Center far Integrative Plant Systems	162	(1)
Food Safety and Toxicology	163	(1)
Plant and Soil Sciences	164	(1)
Bogue Street, East Shaw Lane, and Wilson, Service, and Hagadorn Roads	165	(18)
Van Hoosen Hall	168	(1)
Owen Graduate Hall	169	(1)
East Complex	170	(3)
Akers Hall	171	(1)
Conrad Hall	171	(1)
Fee Hall	171	(1)
Holmes Hall	172	(1)
Hubbard Hall	172	(1)
McDonel Hall	172	(1)
Intramural Recreative Sports--East (IM East)	173	(1)
Clifton and Dolores Wharton Center for Performing Arts	174	(2)
Veterinary Medical Center	176	(1)
Mary Anne McPhail Equine Performance Center	177	(1)
Regional Chilled Water Plant No. 1	178	(1)
Life Sciences	179	(1)
Clinical Center	180	(1)
Radiology	181	(1)
Research Complex--Engineering	182	(1)
South of Mount Hope Road	183	(3)
Pavilion for Agriculture and Livestock Education	185	(1)
Epilogue	186	(1)
Notes	187	(5)
Historical Facts About Michigan State University	192	(4)
Architects of Extant Buildings	193	(1)
Classes Began	194	(1)
Dedication Date	194	(1)
Founding Date	194	(1)
Governing Body	194	(1)
Morrill Act	194	(1)
Name Changes	194	(1)
National Landmark, U.S. Department of the Interior	194	(1)
National Register of Historic Places	194	(1)
Presidents	194	(1)
State Register of Historic Sites	194	(1)
Student Population	194	(1)
Works Progress Administration Buildings	195	(1)
Glossary	196	(5)
Further Reading	201	(1)
Index of Buildings, Places, Spaces	202