Steam Heating Plant behind University Hall on northwest portion of Central Campus, ca. 1898
Lloyd W. Gordon, architect. In 1879 a campus heating plant and coal sheds were built on central campus just east of University Hall. In 1894, a new heating plant (Boiler House) was built at the southeast corner of central campus. The University Hall heating plant was then used by Buildings and Grounds from 1894-1915. From 1915-1923 the building was used as a fire station.
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