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53 West Eleventh Avenue
Herrick Archives Number 902
A. IDENTIFICATION & LOCATION
1. Name
1.1 Never officially named by Board of Trustees.
1.2 Alternate names noted:
Personnel Employment Office
Employment Office
Personnel Office
[See Addendum No. 1]
2. Location
2.1 Located at 53 West Eleventh Avenue. See map below.
2.2 For greater detail, see Sheet 118 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:
Brick with wood interior.
3.2 No. of stories:
Basement plus 2-1/2 stories.
3.3 Increments of construction:
No additions by University except connecting corridor to Building 964.
3.4 Present area of building as shown in inventory records of Division of Campus Planning:
5,304 sq. ft. gross; 2,665 sq. ft. net assignable
3.5 A 1969 appraisal report in the Property Management files states that the building was then 75-80 years old.
B. ACQUISITION
Title conveyed to the University by warranty deed executed May 25, 1970 (Deed book 3061, page 126).
C. USE
Connected to Building 964 and both buildings used as employment office for non-certificated personnel.
D. PHOTOGRAPHS
1. In Photoarchives:
X 7265
X 7325
X 7326
John H. Herrick
September 1, 1977
ADDENDUM NO. 1
Inspection of old campus maps reveals the following additional name for this building:
OSU Personnel Office
John H. Herrick
November 13, 1979