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The Ann Arbor Land Company gifted the fledgling University of Michigan forty acres of land at this spot in the late 1830s. The university accepted, and in 1840, the first four buildings, residences for faculty, were constructed. A dormitory/classroom building was soon added, and classes began on campus in 1841.
The Diag, ca. 1900. The Diag ( / ˈdaɪ.æɡ / DY-ag) is a large open space in the middle of the University of Michigan's Central Campus. Originally known as the Diagonal Green, the Diag derives its name from the many sidewalks running near or through it in diagonal directions. Many of the University's most frequented buildings are situated ...
University of Michigan. / 42.27694°N 83.73806°W / 42.27694; -83.73806. The University of Michigan ( U-M, UMich, or simply Michigan) is a public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Founded in 1817, it is the oldest institution of higher education in the state.
The former Alexander G. Ruthven Museums Building on Central Campus, looking towards the northeast. The University of Michigan Museum of Natural History, formerly known as the Exhibit Museum of Natural History, began in the mid-19th century and expanded greatly with the donation of 60,000 specimens by Joseph Beal Steere, a U-M alumnus, in the 1870s.
1935-1936. Height. 192 ft (59 m) The plaque on Burton Tower. The Burton Memorial Tower is a clock tower located on Central Campus at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor at 230 North Ingalls Street. Housing a grand carillon, the tower was built in 1936 as a memorial for University President Marion Leroy Burton (presidency: 1920–1925).
Floor area. 152,000 square feet. Design and construction. Architect (s) Albert Kahn. Angell Hall is an academic building at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, United States. It was previously connected to the University Hall building, which was replaced by Mason Hall and Haven Hall. [1] Angell Hall is named in honor of James Burrill ...
Eli Gallup, Ann Arbor parks superintendent from 1919 to 1961, was fond of large boulders, and he personally designated the installation of multiple particularly attractive boulders in city parks. Gallup found one such boulder, a 23- short-ton (21- metric-ton ) glacial erratic , in the city gravel pit on Pontiac Trail. [3]
November 28, 1980. The Michigan Theater is a movie palace in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, near the Central Campus of the University of Michigan. It shows independent films and stage productions, and hosts musical concerts. Designed by Detroit -based architect Maurice Finkel and built in 1927, the historic auditorium seats 1,610 [2] and ...