Mershon Auditorium Music Addition (Weigel Hall)

Herrick Archives Number 399

A. IDENTIFICATION & LOCATION

1. Name

1.1 Building was officially named Weigel Hall by Board of Trustees on May 4, 1979.

1.2 Alternate names noted:

Music Addition (to Mershon Auditorium)

2. Location

2.1 Located at 1866 College Road. See map below.

2.2 For greater detail, see Sheet 98 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:

Steel frame with limestone and split face concrete block exterior.

3.2 No. of stories:

Three

3.3 Increments of construction:

No addition.

3.4 Present area of building as shown in inventory records of Division of Campus Planning:

45,880 sq. ft. gross;

22,942 sq. ft. net assignable

See Addendum No. 4

B. PLANNING & CONSTRUCTION

1. On December 15, 1976 the Board of Trustees approved the plans and related documents prepared by Eschliman Associates and authorized the solicitation of bids by contractors.

2. Bids were received on May 19, 1977 (T).

3. On July 22, 1977 the award of contracts to the following contractors was reported to the Board of Trustees:

General: Sherman Smoot
Electrical: Royal Electric
Heating, ventilating & air conditioning: Montoney Heating & Piping Co.
Plumbing: R.H. Reeb Plumbing & Piping Co.

4. Beginning of work:

Ground was broken on June 21, 1977 (L June 22, 1977).

5. Completion and occupancy:

Except for the auditorium, the building was occupied the first week of June, 1979.

See Addenda Nos. 2, 3

C. PHOTOGRAPHS

1. In Photoarchives:

X 22907
X 22948
X 22949

2. Other:

Lantern April 13, 1978
Lantern January 23, 1979

John H. Herrick

July 2 1979

ADDENDUM NO. 1

Campus Planning records list this building as 355.

John H. Herrick

July 19, 1979

 

ADDENDUM NO. 2

For additional photographs, see X 22990 and X 25040.

As of this date, some work remains to be done on acoustical corrections in the auditorium. The University Architect's office estimates that this work will not be completed for several months.

See Addendum No. 3

John H. Herrick

December 31, 1979

ADDENDUM NO. 3

The acoustical work was completed and the auditorium was released for use in late January 1981. The first concert use of the completed auditorium was on February 9, 1981.

John H. Herrick

February 18, 1981

ADDENDUM NO. 4

Campus Planning records now show the net assignable area of this building as 19,815 square feet.

John H. Herrick

November 13, 1984