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'''Building Name:''' Aitken House[[File:Aitken House2.jpg|thumb|right|400x315px|Aitken House doorway at Christmas time. UA PC 9 no. 59 (1).]] | '''Building Name:''' Aitken House[[File:Aitken House2.jpg|thumb|right|400x315px|Aitken House doorway at Christmas time. UA PC 9 no. 59 (1).]] | ||
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'''Architect:''' Associated Designers and Inspectors (later known as ADI Ltd.) | '''Architect:''' Associated Designers and Inspectors (later known as ADI Ltd.) | ||
'''Named for:''' [[Chancellors|William Maxwell Aitken, first Baron Beaverbrook]]: Chancellor of UNB 1947-1964 | '''Named for:''' [[Chancellors|William Maxwell Aitken, first Baron Beaverbrook]]: Chancellor of UNB 1947-1964. Funds provided by private benefaction and public subscription under Aiken's leadership. | ||
'''Renovations/changes/additions:''' The plaque naming the residence in honor of [[Chancellors|Lord Beaverbrook]] was unveiled on 14 May 1958. | '''Renovations/changes/additions:''' The plaque naming the residence in honor of [[Chancellors|Lord Beaverbrook]] was unveiled on 14 May 1958. | ||
'''[[:File:Aitkenhouseplaque.jpg|Plaque Inscription]]:''' Aitken House This residence was completed in 1958 and is named in honour of William Maxwell Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook, Chancellor of the University. The funds for this building were provided by a private benefaction and public subscriptions under his inspiration and leadership. [[File:Aitken House1.jpg|thumb|right|320x272px|Colin Mackay and Lady Jean Campbell unveil the Aitken House plaque, May 1958. UA PC-4 no. 7d (1). Photo credit: Harvey Studios Ltd.]] | '''[[:File:Aitkenhouseplaque.jpg|Plaque Inscription]]:''' Aitken House - This residence was completed in 1958 and is named in honour of William Maxwell Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook, Chancellor of the University. The funds for this building were provided by a private benefaction and public subscriptions under his inspiration and leadership. [[File:Aitken House1.jpg|thumb|right|320x272px|Colin Mackay and Lady Jean Campbell unveil the Aitken House plaque, May 1958. UA PC-4 no. 7d (1). Photo credit: Harvey Studios Ltd.]] | ||
'''Notes:''' The building was created as the architectural twin of [[Jones_House|Jones House]]. Aitken House is an all-male residence. | |||
Residents of Aitken House were involved in an hour-long [[Aitken_Animals_Food_Fight|food fight]] in [[Lady_Dunn_Hall|Lady Dunn Hall]] in January of 1977. | |||
'''Source(s):''' | '''Source(s):''' | ||
* | *"Aitken Animals strike again." ''The Brunswickan,'' vol. 111, no. 15, 1977, p. 4. | ||
*Plaque inscription: University of New Brunswick Public Relations Department Photograph Collection; Series 2; Sub-series 3; File 819; Item. 5. | *''Building A University: The Architecture of UNB''. Fredericton: Goose Lane Editions, 2010, p. 70. | ||
*UA Case 122; Section 3; Aitken House | *Plaque inscription: University of New Brunswick Public Relations Department Photograph Collection; Series 2; Sub-series 3; File 819; Item. 5. | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:17, 31 October 2022
Building Name: Aitken House
Other Names: Aitken
Civic Address: 14 Bailey Dr.
Sod Turning: 15 May 1957 by Premier Hugh John Flemming
Cornerstone Laying: [ca. 1957]
Opened for Use: 15 September 1958
Official Opening: 15 September 1958
Architect: Associated Designers and Inspectors (later known as ADI Ltd.)
Named for: William Maxwell Aitken, first Baron Beaverbrook: Chancellor of UNB 1947-1964. Funds provided by private benefaction and public subscription under Aiken's leadership.
Renovations/changes/additions: The plaque naming the residence in honor of Lord Beaverbrook was unveiled on 14 May 1958.
Plaque Inscription: Aitken House - This residence was completed in 1958 and is named in honour of William Maxwell Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook, Chancellor of the University. The funds for this building were provided by a private benefaction and public subscriptions under his inspiration and leadership.
Notes: The building was created as the architectural twin of Jones House. Aitken House is an all-male residence.
Residents of Aitken House were involved in an hour-long food fight in Lady Dunn Hall in January of 1977.
Source(s):
- "Aitken Animals strike again." The Brunswickan, vol. 111, no. 15, 1977, p. 4.
- Building A University: The Architecture of UNB. Fredericton: Goose Lane Editions, 2010, p. 70.
- Plaque inscription: University of New Brunswick Public Relations Department Photograph Collection; Series 2; Sub-series 3; File 819; Item. 5.
- UA Case 122; Section 3; Aitken House
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