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164 West 19th Avenue (Aviation Building)
Herrick Archives Number 036
A. IDENTIFICATION & LOCATION
1. Name
1.1 Never officially named by Board of Trustees action.
1.2 Alternate names noted:
Built as "Addition to War Research Laboratory;" or "Addition to Research Laboratory" Graduate School
2. Location
2.1 Located at 164 West 19th Avenue. See map below.
2.2 For greater detail, see Sheet 84 in the book of campus maps in the University Archives.
For identification of other buildings shown, see Appendix A.
3. General Description
3.1 Type of construction:
Reinforced concrete frame with brick exterior.
3.2 No. of stories:
Basement and 2 stories.
3.3 Increments of construction:
No additions. See sketch for relationships to other buildings in this complex.
3.4 Present area of building as shown in inventory records of Division of Campus Planning:
9,320 sq. ft. gross; 6,882 sq. ft. net assignable
[See Addendum No. 2]
3.5 Volume of building:
162,000 cu. ft. (PP)
B. PLANNING & CONSTRUCTION
1. On July 7, 1896 the Board of Trustees approved the plans and related documents prepared by Peters, Burns, & Pretzinger and authorized the solicitation of bids by contractors.
2. Bids were received on June 14, 1951 (A).
3. On September 5, 1951 the Board of Trustees approved the award of contracts to the following contractors:
General: Haig M. Boyahohn & Associates, Inc.
Electrical: McCarty Brothers Electric Co.
Heating: Thomas J. Croak
Plumbing: Sheridan Heating & Plumbing Co.
4. Completion and occupancy:
On March 10, 1952 the Board of Trustees extended the time of completion for general, heating, and electrical contractors to June 1, 1952. However, the records in the University Architect Office indicated substantial completion of the general and plumbing contracts on March 1, 1952.
C. COST
Listed at $127,044.44 as of June 30, 1975 (B).
D. PHOTOGRAPHS
1. In Photoarchives:
X 7756
X 7757
E. MISCELLANEOUS
The Graduate School moved to the new University Hall (S 16) in January 1976.
Subsequently the space in Building 036 was assigned to the Department of Psychology (P).
John H. Herrick
October 19, 1976
ADDENDUM NO. 1
Inspection of old campus maps reveals the following additional names for this building:
Research Foundation Office Building
Research Laboratory
John H. Herrick
November 21, 1979
ADDENDUM NO. 2
Campus Planning records now show the net assignable area of this building as 6,864 square feet
John H. Herrick
February 7, 1985
Aviation Academic Facility
On December 2, 1988 The Board of Trustees approved the plan to build a two story addition above the existing 164 W. 19th Avenue. This addition is to be used for the Department of Aviation's academic facility
Contracts were awarded on July 29, 1991 as follows:
General: Farrell Construction, Columbus, Ohio.
Plumbing: Farber Corp., Columbus, Ohio.
HVAC: J.A. Guy, Columbus, Ohio.
Electric: Jess Howard Electric, Blacklick, Ohio.
The building has a reinforced concrete frame and masonry skin.
Total Project Cost: $1,421,257