Washington Square 1948

Washington Square 1948

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

Twenty-nine of the units in Washington Square are prefabricated houses moved from Richland, Washington. These have plywood exterior and interior surfaces and cost the College an average of $1,735 per unit. Eleven other units are frame buildings, designed and constructed for The State College of Washington on their present sites. These cost the College an average of $5,424 per unit. All units have individual space heaters. Used to house faculty.<br>Completion Dates: 29 prefabricated units – April 1945. 11 frame units – January 1947.<br>Cost: $109,982<br>Source of funds: State of Washington<br>Remarks: Cost of the 29 prefabricated units included site preparation, utility construction, and moving. The eleven frame units cost an average of $8.00 per square foot.

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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

1948

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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