North House, 1947
Rating
Title
North House , 1947
Date
1947
Description
A two-story , temporary building of frame construction . Exterior 2 x 4 stud walls are covered with plywood on exterior with gypsum-board interior surfaces . Foundations are wood piers . Warm air from steam-heated coils is forced to the rooms . There are 88 single rooms , 134 double rooms , 2 head resident's suites , 2 counselor's quarters , 4 lounges , and 4 laundries . Used as a men's dormitory . Floor area totals 56,280 square feet . Completion Date : October 1946 . Cost : $30,000 . Source of funds : State of Washington . Remarks : Cost included site preparation and utility construction only . The Federal Public Housing Authority moved the building from Vancouver , Washington , and re-erected it on its present site .
Subject
Buildings -- Washington State University -- History ; Dormitories -- Washington (State) -- Pullman
Location depicted
North and Central America--United States--Washington (state)--Whitman county--Pullman
Type
Image
Genre
Photographic prints
Source
Is found in PC 80 , Building After WWII at WSC https://libraries.wsu.edu/masc/finders/pc80.htm at Washington State University Libraries ' Manuscripts , Archives , and Special Collections (MASC) https://libraries.wsu.edu/masc
Holding Institution
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries: https://libraries.wsu.edu/masc
Neg. number / Identifier
pc80n05
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
Rights Notes
No known copyright . Item is believed to be in public domain due to failure to comply with required formalities .
Digitization
Original photographic prints were scanned as 300 dpi TIFF files on a Microtek 9600XL or Agfa Arcus II scanner. 72 dpi JPEG files were then added to the CONTENTdm database at the WSU Libraries.
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