Chapin Hall
Patton & Fisher
1888 (renovated 1937, demolished 1968) 3333 South Federal Street
Built as part of Armour Flats. In 1907, six sections of the building were christened Chapin Hall for Armour Institute use. When Armour Flats was demolished, these units left on Federal St. to the south of the Armour Mission building were left standing. When Chapin Hall was remodeled in 1937, two of its northern sections became the Physics Building.
Formerly/Also Known As: Armour Flats
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Names:
Dennis Plouff, "Campus Improvements Involve Removal of Historic Buildings," Technology News, September 8, 1968, 1.
Architects:
Franz Schulze, Illinois Institute of Technology: Campus Guide (New York : Princeton Architectural Press, 2005), 29.
Dates:
Armour Institute of Technology, Bulletin of the Armour Institute of Technology XXIII, no. 1 (May, 1919), 136.
Illinois Institute of Technology, Technology Center Today and Tomorrow (Chicago: Illinois Institute of Technology, 1948).
Plouff, "Campus Improvements Involve Removal of Historic Buildings," 1.
Dennis Plouff, "Campus Improvements Involve Removal of Historic Buildings," Technology News, September 8, 1968, 1.
Architects:
Franz Schulze, Illinois Institute of Technology: Campus Guide (New York : Princeton Architectural Press, 2005), 29.
Dates:
Armour Institute of Technology, Bulletin of the Armour Institute of Technology XXIII, no. 1 (May, 1919), 136.
Illinois Institute of Technology, Technology Center Today and Tomorrow (Chicago: Illinois Institute of Technology, 1948).
Plouff, "Campus Improvements Involve Removal of Historic Buildings," 1.
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