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930 Kinnear Road
Herrick Archives Number 226/8
A. IDENTIFICATION & LOCATION
1. Name
1.1 Never officially named by Board of Trustees action.
1.2 Alternate names noted:
Ohio Machinery Co. Building
OMCO Building
Cryovac
Cryovac & Elesberry
Infra Systems, Inc.
Building 226 was built as "new sheet metal building." It is carried on Campus Planning records as "Kinnear Road Storage."
Building 228 is carried on Campus Planning records as "Kinnear Road Garage."
2. Location
2.1 Located at 930 Kinnear Road. See map below.
2.2 For greater detail, see Sheet 91, 92, and 104 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:
Building 226--sheet metal
Building 227--steel frame with concrete block and brick exterior
Building 228--sheet metal
3.2 No. of stories:
All one story. There is a mezzanine in Building 227.
3.3 Increments of construction:
No external expansion of any of the buildings.
3.4 Present area of building as shown in inventory records of Division of Campus Planning:
Building 226: 12,240 square feet gross; 11,689 square feet net assignable
Building 227: 31,198 square feet gross; 29,187 square feet net assignable
Building 228: 4,880 square feet gross; 4,719 square feet net assignable
[See Addendum No. 3]
B. HISTORY OF BUILDINGS
1. Buildings 227 and 228 were on the property at the time of acquisition. Title to the property passed to the Board of Trustees by warranty deed executed April 5, 1961 by the OMCO Building Corporation (Deed Book 2346, p. 692).
2. Building 226 was bought on purchase order in 1963. According to hand written conference notes by R. H. Pollock in the files of the Division of Property Management, the building was to be delivered on September 27, 1963, and on October 7, 1963 the roof was being installed, but no walls had yet been erected. Since Dr. Pollock's notes indicate that substantial enclosure would require only two weeks, it seems reasonable to use October 1963 as the date of construction.
C. PHOTOGRAPHS
1. In Photoarchives:
Building 226--X 7298
Building 226--X 7299--in right margin
Building 227--X 7874
Building 227--X 7875
Building 227--X 7876
2. Other:
227 Citizen Journal 9/9/61
D. MISCELLANEOUS
These buildings are a part of the University's investment portfolio. Building 227 was repaired and internally altered and Building 226 was added for the University's tenant, Cryovac, Inc.
John H. Herrick
June 15, 1973
ADDENDUM NO. 1
Some old Campus Planning records use No. 226 to designate the house at 145 West Eleventh Avenue, which in this series of reports is covered in Report 400.
[See Addendum No. 2]
John H. Herrick
July 25, 1979
ADDENDUM NO. 2
While the house at 145 West Eleventh is listed in Report 400, it is covered in detail in Report H 963.
John H. Herrick
October 25, 1979
ADDENDUM NO. 3
Campus Planning records now show the net assignable area of Building 226 as 11,985 square feet.
In March 1982 the Office of Campus Planning & Space Utilization assigned Building 228 for demolition.
The Board of Trustees on April 2, 1982 approved the demolition of this building. The building was razed.
John H. Herrick
February 7, 1985