UC Buildings
Historic Documents related to UC Buildings
- 1894, Instructions for Architects in Preparing Plans for the New University Buildings to be Erected in Burnet Woods Park in the City of Cincinnati [new-buildings-1894.pdf]
- 1898, The College of Dental Surgery Book of Views [college-dental-surgery_1898_images.pdf]
- 1905, Cincinnati Conservatory of Music Book of Views [cincinnati-conservatory-book-of-views.pdf]
- 1914, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and the Cincinnati General Hospital Book of Views [insert pdf]
- 1924, Memorial Hall Building Booklet [memorial-hall-dormitory.pdf]
- 1950, The New Home of Pi Kappa Alpha [insert pdf]
- 1994, A Celebration of the Campus Renaissance at the University of Cincinnati [campus-renaissance.pdf]
Construction Information on UC Buildings
This is an ongoing project. Current entries span from 1899 to approximately 1990 with some more recent additions. Additions will continue to be made to the list.
| Building |
Date |
Construction Cost |
Architect of Record |
Square Footage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alms Building |
1952 |
$200,000.00 |
Geo.Roth & Jas. Allenb |
26,748 |
| Alumni Center |
1988 |
$1,015,000.00 |
Glaser, Myers & Associates |
|
| Arlitt Center |
1969 |
$273,500.00 |
(1) |
|
| Baldwin Hall |
1911 |
$300,000.00 |
Tietig & Lee / Garber & Woodward |
87,960 |
| Beecher Hall |
1915 |
$110,000.00 |
A. Lincoln Fecheimer |
60,150 |
| Addition |
1966 |
$329,000.00 |
Glaser, Myers & Associates |
|
| Blegen Library |
1930 |
$900,000.00 |
Hake and Kuch |
122,400 |
| Bookstore |
1989 |
$5,618,000.00 |
Ken White Assoc / Design Int'l / Glaser & Assoc. |
|
| Braunstein Hall |
1933 |
$294,000.00 |
Crowe and Schulte |
97,680 |
| Addition |
1958 |
$423,796.00 |
Cyrus Baxter |
|
| Brodie Garage |
1967 |
$994,962.00 |
A.M. Kinney Associates |
107,253 |
| CCM Garage |
1967 |
$1,142,656.00 |
Edw. J. Schulte & Frederick Bookout |
|
| Calhoun Hall |
1967 |
$4,886,000.00 |
Potter, Tyler, Martin & Roth |
|
| Campus Recreation Center | 2005 | Morphosis | ||
| Corbett Auditorium |
1967 |
$2,004,367.00 |
Edward J. Schulte |
|
| Corbett Pavillion |
1972 |
$5,000,000.00 |
Architekton Inc. |
154,800 |
| Crosley Tower |
1969 |
$5,000,000.00 |
A.M. Kinney Associates |
107,253 |
| DAAP |
1958 |
$1,190,000.00 |
James E. Allen |
|
| Dabney Hall |
1960 |
$1,800,000.00 |
Potter, Tyler, Martin & Roth |
|
| Daniels Hall |
1967 |
$4,527,000.00 |
Bakie, Cates & Roth |
|
| Dyer Hall |
1931 |
$315,000.00 |
Garber & Woodward |
102,732 |
| Edwards Center (5) |
1992 |
$26,000,000.00 |
S.O.M / David Childs / Glaser Assoc. |
201,000 |
| Emery Hall |
1967 |
$2,334,545.00 |
Edward J. Schulte |
185,440 |
| Engineering Research Center | 1992 | Michael Graves in association with KZF Incorporated | ||
| Faculty Center |
1969 |
$828,000.00 |
Cellarius & Hilmer |
|
| Fieldhouse/Armory |
1955 |
$1,700,000.00 |
James E. Allen |
185,440 |
| French Hall |
1953 |
$1,100,000.00 |
Potter, Tyler & Martin / Jas. Allen |
97,800 |
| Geology/Physics |
1987 |
$15,400,000.00 |
E.A. Glendening |
114,612 |
| Langsam Library |
1979 |
$12,400,000.00 |
Glaser, Myer & Associates |
216,000 |
| Laurence Hall |
1961 |
$1,721,000.00 | James E. Allen |
|
| College of Law |
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| Taft Hall |
1925 |
$250,000.00 |
Harry Hake |
|
| Marx Library |
1965 |
$672,000.00 |
Herbert Hilmer |
40,890 |
| Lindner Hall |
1986 |
$9,600.000.00 |
GBBN, Inc. |
84,443 |
| Lindner College of Business | 2019 | $120,000,000 | Henning Larsen Architects | |
| Marian Spencer Hall | 2018 | |||
| McMicken Hall (2) |
1948 |
$2,000,000.00 |
Hake & Hake |
115,256 |
| Hanna Hall |
1948 |
Hake & Hake |
||
| Cunningham Hall |
1948 |
Hake & Hake |
||
| Memorial Hall |
1924 |
$280,000.00 |
Harry Hake |
|
| Morgens Hall (3) |
1964 |
F.W. Pressler & Associates |
||
| Renovation |
2013 | |||
| Nippert Stadium |
1912 |
$50,000.00 |
Garber & Woodward |
|
| Addition |
1920 |
$145,463.00 |
Garber & Woodward |
|
| Addition |
1924 |
Garber & Woodward |
||
| Addition |
1935 |
$135,000.00 |
(4) |
|
| Press Box |
1935 |
(4) |
||
| Shank Pavillion |
1954 |
$170,000.00 |
James E. Allen |
|
| Renovation |
1991 |
$13,500,000.00 |
Baxter, Hodell, Donnelly & Preston. THP Engineers - Structural |
|
| Renovation | 2015 | $86,000,000 | Architecture Research Office, Heery International | |
| Old Chemistry |
1917 |
$250,000.00 |
Tietig and Lee |
155,960 |
| Addition |
1938 |
$500,000.00 |
Harry Hake |
|
| Procter Hall | 1968 | Woodie Garber | ||
| Reiveschl Hall |
1969 |
$9,950,000.00 |
A.M. Kinney |
272,880 |
| Rhodes Hall |
1970 |
$4,500,000.00 |
Baxter, Hodell, Donnelly & Preston |
363,930 |
| Sawyer Hall |
1964 |
(3) |
F.W. Pressler & Associates |
|
| Schmidlapp Hall |
1910 |
$97,000.00 |
Tietig Lee / Garber & Woodward |
|
| Scioto Hall |
1964 |
(3) |
F.W. Pressler & Associates |
|
| Scioto/Jefferson Garage |
1964 |
$1,177,974.00 |
F.W. Pressler & Associates |
|
| Shoemaker Center |
1989 |
$22,000,000.00 |
Glaser & Associates |
509,0000 |
| Fifth Third Arena Renovation |
2018 | $87,000,000 | ||
| Siddall Hall |
1964 |
$4,300,000.00 |
Potter, Tyler, Martin & Roth + Garber, Twedell & Wheeler |
159,000 |
| Steger Student Life Center | 2005 | Moore, Ruble, Yudell | ||
| Swift Hall |
1964 |
$322,000.00 |
Harry Hake |
68,360 |
| Tangeman Center |
1937 |
$650,000.00 |
Hake & Hake |
|
| Addition |
1965 |
$3,421,000.00 |
Hake & Hake |
|
| Renovation | 2005 | Gwathmey Siegel associated with Gartner, Burdick, Bauer-Nilson Architects | ||
| Tanners Lab |
1924 |
$110,000.00 |
Harry Hake |
10,965 |
| Teachers College |
1930 |
$361,000.00 |
Garber & Woodward |
153,180 |
| Renovation | 2010 | |||
| CNX to Dyer |
1958 |
$600,000.00 |
Cyrus Baxter |
|
| Utilities Building |
1910 |
$48,329.00 |
Garber & Woodward / Tietig & Lee |
|
| Addition |
1964 |
$211,600.00 |
Hake & Hake |
|
| Addition |
1967 |
$485,000.00 |
Fosdick & Hilmer |
|
| Van Wormer Library |
1899 |
$64,000.00 |
Samuel Hannaford and Sons |
18,486 |
| Van Wormer Hall renovation |
2006 | |||
| Wilson Auditorium | 1931 | $350,000.00 | Fechheimer & Ihorst | |
| Wolfson | 1976 | $2,000,000.00 | Tweddell, Wheeler, Stricklan, Beumer | 80,075 |
| Addition | 1986 | $812,000.00 | U.C. Campus Planning & Construction | |
| YMCA | 1930 | $175,000 | Zettel & Rapp | |
| Zimmer | 1970 | $1,900,000.00 | Glaser Myers & Associates | 90,195 |
(1) Prefab Building, No Arch Listed - Perin, Sundahl & Assoc., Engineers
(2) Total Cost for McMicken/Hanna/Cunningham Halls
(3) Total Cost for Morgens/Sawyer/Scioto Halls = $6,525,890
(4) 1935 Additions were a WPA Project, Designed by University Engineering Staff. $135,000 Reflects Total Cost of Improvements
(5) Scheduled Completion Date; Estimated Cost
| Building | Date | Construction Cost | Architect of Record | Square Footage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambulance Garage | 1910 | Samuel Hannaford & Sons | ||
| Animal Building | 1949 | $1,784,000.00 | Kruckemeyer & Strong | 7,345 |
| Barrett Cancer Center | 1986 | $12,000,000.00 | Bohm-NBBJ Architects / SFA Architects | 88,565 |
| CARE/Crawley Building | 2008 | STUDIOS Architecture in collaboration with Harley Ellis Devereaux | ||
| Clinic Building |
1932 | Samuel Hannaford & Sons | 77,745 | |
| Clinic Reception | 1930 | Samuel Hannaford & Sons | 27,810 | |
| College of Medicine | 1973 | $53,500,000.00 | Ellerbe Architects | |
| Critical Care Pavillion | 1986 | $12,000,000.00 | Lorenz & Williams | 142,100 |
| Eden Avenue Garage | 1988 | $12,000,000.00 | KZF, Inc. | |
| Goodman Street Garage | 1979 | $4,500,000.00 | THP Limited - Engineers / Conrad Assoc. Engineers | |
| Health Professions | 1916 | Samuel Hannaford & Sons | 246,350 | |
| Holmes Hospital | 1927 | $508,000.00 | Samuel Hannaford & Sons | |
| Tate Wing Addition | 1961 | $1,190,000.00 | Samuel Hannaford & Sons | |
| Clinic Addition | 1969 | $8880,000.00 | Ellerby Architects | |
| Wing Addition | 1982 | $11,100,000.00 | Lorenz & Williams | |
| Hoxworth | 1956 | Samuel Hannaford & Sons | ||
| Addition | 1965 | A.M. Kinney | ||
| Addition | 1969 | $382,000.00 | Wood & Kuck | |
| J-K Annex | 1938 | Samuel Hannaford & Sons | 10,695 | |
| Kehoe Hall | 1964 | $1,500,000.00 | Samuel Hannaford & Sons | 44,885 |
| Kettering Lab | 1930 | $130,000.00 | Samuel Hanaford & Sons | 78,275 |
| Addition | 1946 | $200,000.00 | Samuel Hannaford & Sons | |
| Addition | 1960 | $1,600,000.00 | Samuel Hannaford & Sons / A.M. Kinney | 115,000 |
| Lab Building | 1965 | Shepley & Richardson | 46,560 | |
| Addition | 1978 | $1,900,000.00 | A.M. Kinney | |
| Logan Hall | Samuel Hannaford & Sons | 50,605 | ||
| Magnetic Imaging Center | 1984 | $400,000 | U.C. Hospital Design & Construction | 1,670 |
| Medical Sciences Garage | 1975 | $1,800,000.00 | Ellerby Architects / Conrad Associates - East | |
| Mont Reid Pavilion | 1951 | $300,000.00 | Samuel Hannaford & Sons | 68,970 |
| Old Operating Paavilion | 1914 | Samuel Hannaford & Sons | 97,175 | |
| Paint Shopt | 1907 | Samuel Hannaford & Sons | ||
| Pavillion A | 1914 | Samuel Hannaford & Sons | 26,368 | |
| Pavillion B | 1914 | Samuel Hannaford & Sons | 32,960 | |
| Pavillion H | 1914 | Samuel Hannaford & Sons | 41,685 | |
| 2nd Floor Wing | 1955 | Samuel Hannaford & Sons | ||
| 3rd Floor Addition | 1965 | $190,000.00 | Potter, Tyler, Martin & Roth | |
| Pavillion J | 1914 | Samuel Hannaford & Sons | 32,960 | |
| 4th Floor Addition | 1961 | Samuel Hannaford & Sons | ||
| Pavilion K | 1916 | Samuel Hannaford & Sons | 32,960 | |
| 4th Floor Addition | 1961 | Samuel Hannaford & Sons | ||
| Power Plant & Laundry | 1911 | Samuel Hannaford & Sons | ||
| Addition | 1953 | Samuel Hannaford & Sons | ||
| Addition | 1963 | Shepley & Richardson | ||
| Addition | 1989 | William Sammons | ||
| Procter Hall | 1968 | $5,000,000.00 | Woodie Garber & Associates | |
| Radiology | 1958 | (5) | ||
| Rad. Therapy Addition | 1971 | $91,000.00 | Kral, Zepf, Freitag (KZF) | 4,405 |
| Addition | 1983 | E. Lynn App | ||
| Service Building | 1970 | $1,026,000.00 | Ellerbe Architects / George Roth | |
| Shriners Burn Institute | 1967 | $3,000,000.00 | Ellerbe Architects, Potter, Tyler, Martin & Roth | |
| Surgical Research | 1969 | $1,778,000.00 | Ellerbe Architects / Sullivan, Isaacs & Sullivan | 105,395 |
| University Hall | 1999 | VOA | ||
| University Hospital | 1969 | $20,395,078 | Shepley & Richardson / Potter, Tyler, & Roth / Hake & Hake | 579,825 |
| Vontz Center | 2000 | Frank O. Gehry in association with Baxter Hodell Donnelly & Preston | ||
| Wherry Hall | 1959 | $875,000 | Kruckemeyer & Strong | (2) |
(1) Total Cost for all 1914-1916 Construction was $4,000,000.
(2) Health Professions Building Square Footage includes Wherry Hall Addition
(3) Total Square Footage for Holmes Hospital Including All Additions
(4) University Hospital Cost included Lab Building & Outpatient Services
(5) Architect Unknown, Probably Hannaford or Kruckemeyer & Strong