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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. | ||
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'''[[: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]]. Aitken House is an all-male residence. | '''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 [[ | 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. | *"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. | *''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. | *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 | *UA Case 122; Section 3; Aitken House | ||
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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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