Key Number:	HS 9445
Site Name:	South Laboratory Building
Other Names:	Single Laboratory South Lab Building
Site Type:	0307 - Educational: College or University

Location

ATS Legal Description:

			Twp	Rge	Mer
			52	24	4

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Town:	Edmonton
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Media

Type	Number	Date	View
Digital scan of Negative Digital scan of Negative Digital scan of Negative Digital scan of Negative Digital scan of Negative Digital scan of Negative	71-R0001-15 71-R0001-16 71-R0001-17 71-R0001-18 71-R0001-19 71-R0001-20	1971/01/01 1971/01/01 1971/01/01 1971/01/01 1971/01/01 1971/01/01	Roof from E SE corner S side NW corner N side E end

Architectural

Style:
Plan Shape:	Rectangular
Storeys:	Storeys: 2
Foundation:	Basement/Foundation Wall Material: Concrete
Superstructure:	Undetermined
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Roof Structure:	Mansard 2 Sides
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Exterior:	Stepped parapets; diaper pattern two tone brick work; urns at roof line; blind arches above window.
Interior:	N/A
Environment:	Neighbourhood: University of Alberta
Condition:	Good
Alterations:	Additions at west side (1919)

Historical

Construction:	Construction Date:
Construction Started	1915/01/01
Usage:	Usage Date:
Mineral Engineering Plant Science Dept. (1918-20)	1915/01/01 1918/01/01
Owner:	Owner Date:
University of Alberta

Architect:	Nobbs and Hyde
Builder:	N/A
Craftsman:	N/A
History:	First used by Mineral Engineering Department; temporarily used by Plant Science Department (1918-20); used as Dairy Science Labs after 1921 with Agricultural Engineering Department. RE: South Lab (Also known as Single Laboratory) 1914 - Designed by Nobbs Hyde: plans dated April 17, 1914. 1915 - Extension added during construction: plans and contracts dated June 4-6, 1915. 1915 - Map of campus dated August 1915 shows South Lab among the buildings completed. 1915 - Professor A.E. Cameron's memoirs: Mineral Engineering moved from Athabasca Hall to the South Lab in the summer of 1915. 1919 - Board of Governors approves construction of the 'new' and 'Science' laboratories and an extension to the Engineering Building', which will have a garage at the west end. The President will name the new laboratory building. Plans and contracts are in the Archives. 1919 - Board Annual Report announces construction of an extension to the 'Civil Engineering Laboratories' and 'new laboratory for the Mining Engineering Department and the Department of Agriculture' (North Lab). 1919 - Wop May's aerial photograph of the campus shows the South Lab completed and construction debris around the North Lab. The westward extension of the South Lab is clearly visible. A side view of the South Lab shows the extension clearly. 1918-20 - Plant Science Department in temporary quarters in South Lab before moving to North Lab in 1920. 1921 - First laboratory classes in Dairy Science, using South Lab. 1921 - Agricultural Engineering Department was 'provided with temporary quarters in a temporary building ...' (in North Lab attached copy). 1936 - Valuation of the building was $82,944 - insured for $24,900, contents for $5,000.

Internal

Designation Status:	Designation Date:
Municipal B List

Register:	B266

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