Angell Hall

 
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Illustration 1. Angell Hall (2000)

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Angell Hall exerts a powerful presence on State Street. (See Illustration 1) A 480-foot long, thin structure, with a dominant central portico surrounded by two symmetrical wings, this land mark building stands four stories tall, with a basement and an attic floor, the latter providing access to a diminutive roof-top observatory. Finished in 1924 at a cost of just over $1 million, Angell Hall initially housed new classrooms, quarters for the UM President, and departmental offices within the College of Literature, Sciences, and Arts. [1] UM administrators emphasized the maximization of the available space, and architect Albert Kahn’s simple plan did just that, providing 152,000 square feet at a time when it was needed desperately.
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  1. Walter A. Donnelley. The University of Michigan: An Encyclopedic Survey (Ann Arbor, MI, 1958), vol IV, Parts VIII and IX, p. 1574-1575.
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