Location

East 9th Street and St. Clair

Description

5 stories, 40x55 feet, reinforced concrete faced with pressed brick, containing laboratories and offices

Formal Name	H. K. Cushing Laboratory	Named For	Henry Kirk Cushing, faculty/trustee
Other Names	H. K. Cushing Laboratory of Experimental Medicine

Constructed

ca. 1907-1908

Razed

1929

Cost	1908: $40,000 (excluding land) 1929: $7,052.50 for Cushing Laboratory, Medical School, 1887, and Physiological Laboratory
Financing	1908: Gift of $100,000 from Oliver H. Payne; Gift of $100,000 from H. M. Hanna (building, equipment, and endowment) 1929: ?
Donors	1908: Oliver H. Payne, friend; H. M. Hanna, friend

Occupants

1908-1924: School of Medicine
1924-1929: Vacant

Uses

1908-1924: Research, teaching and offices
1924-1929: None

Ceremonies

Dedication: 11/20/1908

Trivia

First WRU building named for a faculty member

This summary was compiled by staff of the University Archives from sources in the custody of the Archives.