Geology Laboratory (1st)

Date

late 19th century-1907 (private); 1907-1915 (college)

Location

North Main Street near Lorain Street (demolished)

Architects/Collaborators

Builder unknown

Style

Italianate

History

During the years between 1907 and 1915 the Geology Laboratory and Museum occupied quarters in a house on North Main Street on the site of the Allen Memorial Art Building. The building occupied, known as the “Squire House,” had been moved in 1906 from its former location at the corner of Lorain and Professor Streets. It was remodelled in 1907 for the purposes of the department of Geology and served this use until 1915. With the opening of a new Geology Laboratory on North Professor Street in 1915 the North Main Street Laboratory was torn down to clear the site for the Allen Art Building.

Source

Oberlin College Archives, Office of the Secretary Records.