Woodbury

Name: Woodbury Arts and Sciences Building

Year Built: 1890 听听 听

Architect: F. A. Hale听听 听

Today: Today, Woodbury is connected to the Eaton Humanities Building and houses administrative offices and the advising center for the College of Arts and Sciences.

Once Upon a Time:听When the building was first built in 1890, it served as a men鈥檚 dorm with top-notch amenities for its time: steam heat, electric lights and hot and cold running water.

Did You Know? Woodbury served as a temporary hospital during the 1918 influenza epidemic听before being converted to the business school in the 1920s.

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