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'''Building Name:''' McCord Hall[[File:Mccord hall.jpg|thumb|right|400x309px]] | '''Building Name:''' McCord Hall[[File:Mccord hall.jpg|thumb|right|400x309px|McCord Hall, 1963. UA PC 9 no. 54 (4). Photo credit: Harvey Studios Ltd.]] | ||
'''Other Names:''' Ice House | '''Other Names:''' Ice House | ||
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'''Architect:''' Michael Neville, New Brunswick farmer. | '''Architect:''' Michael Neville, New Brunswick farmer. | ||
'''Named for:''' David McCord, poet, essayist, former executive director of the Harvard Fund who worked to keep the building from being demolished; dedicated 16 May 1963 as McCord Hall. | '''Named for:''' David McCord, poet, essayist, former executive director of the Harvard Fund who worked to keep the building from being demolished; dedicated 16 May 1963 as McCord Hall. | ||
'''Renovations/changes/additions:''' Moved from original location behind [[Old Arts Building|Sir Howard Douglas Hall]] to current location beside the [[Observatory|Brydone Jack Observatory]] in 1959. Restoration in 1963 funded by David McCord. | '''Renovations/changes/additions:''' Moved from original location behind [[Old Arts Building|Sir Howard Douglas Hall]] to current location beside the [[Observatory|Brydone Jack Observatory]] in 1959. Restoration in 1963 funded by David McCord. | ||
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*UA Case 123; Section 3, Box 1; McCord Hall. | *UA Case 123; Section 3, Box 1; McCord Hall. | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:20, 31 October 2022
Building Name: McCord Hall
Other Names: Ice House
Civic Address: 7 Bailey Dr.
Sod Turning: [ca. 1851]
Cornerstone Laying: [ca. 1851]
Opened for Use: 1851
Official Opening: N/A
Architect: Michael Neville, New Brunswick farmer.
Named for: David McCord, poet, essayist, former executive director of the Harvard Fund who worked to keep the building from being demolished; dedicated 16 May 1963 as McCord Hall.
Renovations/changes/additions: Moved from original location behind Sir Howard Douglas Hall to current location beside the Brydone Jack Observatory in 1959. Restoration in 1963 funded by David McCord.
Notes: Originally an ice house built for the cost just over £100. Used throughout the years as a carpenter’s shed, headquarters of The Fiddlehead, a senior student study room, weekly meeting place of UNB’s creative writers, and most recently as a class room for creative writing and poetry.
Source(s):
- UA Case 123; Section 3, Box 1; McCord Hall.
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