Old Haven Hall (4/14/1888)
Bentley Historical Library Photo: BL004319
|
Constructed in 1863, the Law Building
(later named Haven Hall) housed the Law School
for sixty years.[51]
It was also home to the University Chapel until 1873 and the University’s
library until it was moved to the new General Library Building in
1883.[51]
Old Haven Hall was located on the corner of State and North University
Streets. The building gained more
important features facing that corner when a $30,000 addition called for the
erection of a brick tower on the northwest corner, as well as additional
classroom space. However, the added
space was not enough for the expanding Law Program which called for the
entire building footprint to be reshaped to form a rectangular shape giving
the building a total square footage of 67,800.[51]
Two new lecture rooms and offices were added, however the northwest
tower was removed because of the design complications. The exterior of the building after the
additions was sandstone facing on the first floor with light colored brick on
the upper two floors.[51]
In 1933, the Law School
moved the Hutchins Hall and the void was filled by
the History Department and the Department of Sociology. The Law Building
was then renamed Haven Hall after Erastus Haven who
served as U of M’s president between 1863 and 1869.[51]
The building was unfortunately destroyed by fire on June 6, 1950.[107]
Haven’s name was later carried to another building constructed behind Angell Hall.
|