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1662/68 Neil Avenue
Herrick Archives Building 908
A. IDENTIFICATION & LOCATION
1. Name
1.1 Never officially named by Board of Trustees.
1.2 Alternate names noted: none.
2. Location
2.1 Located at 1662/68 Neil Avenue. See map below.
2.2 For greater detail, see Sheet 117 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 frame interior.
3.2 No. of stories:
Basement and two stories.
3.3 Increments of construction:
No additions by University.
3.4 Present area of building as shown in inventory records of Division of Campus Planning:
3156 sq. ft. gross; 2864 sq. ft. net assignable
3.5 Built about 1910 according to appraisal report in Property Management files.
B. ACQUISITION
Title conveyed to University by three warranty deeds executed February 14, 15, and 18, 1966 (Deed book 2721, pages 372, 374, and 376).
C. USE
Largely used as rental property to produce income, but University Housing, University Hospital, Medical Microbiology, and Preventive Medicine have made short-term use of upstairs apartments. First floor rooms leased for retail purposes.
D. PHOTOGRAPHS
1. In Photoarchives:
X7327
X7333
John H. Herrick
September 1, 1977
ADDENDUM NO. 1
Campus Planning records in the past have listed 1664 Neil Avenue, 1664-66 Neil Avenue, and 1668 Neil Avenue as Building 923, but later made them part of Building 908.
John H. Herrick
July 19, 1979
ADDENDUM NO. 2
Campus Planning records now list this building as 1664-68 Neil Avenue, and these two numbers appear on the building.
John H. Herrick
March 5, 1985