Poultry Breeding Houses

Herrick Archives Number 240/41

A. IDENTIFICATION & LOCATION

1. Name

1.1 Never officially named by Board of Trustees action.

1.2 Alternate names noted:

Part of Poultry Plant No. 3. See note under "miscellaneous" in report for Building 068.

2. Location

2.1 Located at 2171 Fyffe Road (Building 240); 2175 Fyffe Road (Building 241). See map below.

2.2 For greater detail, see Sheet 55 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:

All wood construction.

3.2 No, of stories:

Each building has a two-story center section flanked by one-story wings.

3.3 Increments of construction:

No additions.

3.4 Present area of buildings as shovn in inventory records of Office of Campus Planning:

Building 240: 7795 sq. ft. gross; 7389 sq. ft. net assignable

Building 241: 2548 sq. ft. gross; 2285 sq. ft. net assignable

3.5 Volume of Buildings:

Building 240: 57,685 cubic feet (PP).

Building 241: 25,808 cubic feet (PP).

3.6 Source

Comprised of former Buildings H316/22 which were both relocated and rearranged. See diagram.

 

B. PLANNING & CONSTRUCTION

1. On April 11, 1938 the Board of Trustees approved plans prepared by Howard Dwight Smith, University Architect for the relocation of the Poultry Plant as a WPA project and directed the secretary to advise the WPA of this approval.

This project included, in addition to Buildings 240 and 241, the construction of Building 068, and the relocation or construction of six small portable buildings.

The drawings bear a 1940 architect's project number (4018) and are dated May 1938.

2. Construction:

Construction was by the Works Program Administration in accordance with plans prepared by Howard Dwight Smith.

3. Completion and occupancy:

No firm information has been noted relative to completion date, but a statement in the October 1939 Monthly (M 30:19) indicates 1939 as the moving date. Whether they vere ready for occupancy in 1939 is not known.

C. COST

See report for Building 068.

D. PHOTOGRAPHS

1. In Photoarchives:

Building 246:
X7335
X7336
X7337
X7271

Building 241:
X7334 (on left)
X7338 (on right)
X7272 (on left)

E. MISCELLANEOUS

See report on Building 068.

John H. Herrick

July 24, 1974

ADDENDUM NO. 1

Prior to January 31, 1972 these buildings were listed as 2171 and 2175 North Fyffe Road. At that time the word "North" was dropped.

John H. Herrick

February 6, 1976

ADDENDUM NO. 2

Inspection of old campus maps reveals the following additional names for these buildings:

Flock House (240)

Breeding House (241)

John H. Herrick

November 13, 1979