North House 1947

North House 1947

Campus Buildings--Washington (State)--Pullman<br>Dormitories

A two-story, temporary building of frame construction. Exterior 2 x 4 stud walls are covered with plywood on exterior with gypsum-board interior surfaces. Foundations are wood piers. Warm air from steam-heated coils is forced to the rooms. There are 88 single rooms, 134 double rooms, 2 head resident’s suites, 2 counselor’s quarters, 4 lounges, and 4 laundries. Used as a men’s dormitory. Floor area totals 56,280 square feet.<br>Completion Date: October 1946<br>Cost: $30,000<br>Source of funds: State of Washington<br>Remarks: Cost included site preparation and utility construction only. The Federal Public Housing Authority moved the building from Vancouver, Washington, and re-erected it on its present site.

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PC 80: Building Since the End of the War at the State College of Washington 1946-1948. http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/finders/pc80.htm

Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries: http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/masc.htm

1947

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Original photographic prints were scanned as 300 dpi TIFF files on a Microtek 9600XL or Agfa Arcus II scanner. 72 dpi JPEG files were then added to the CONTENTdm database at the WSU Libraries.

Photographic prints

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United States--Washington (State)--Pullman