NATURAL SCIENCES
CONSTRUCTION DATES: The Natural Sciences building was constructed in 1969
on the southwest corner of the campus.
REMODEL: There have been no significant renovations of Natural Science
as of 2005.
CONSTRUCTION COMPANY: Robert D. Morrow, Inc of Salem was the lead contractor
on Natural Sciences.
COSTS: Natural Sciences was built for $1.02 million dollars.
ARCHITECTS AND BUILDING STYLE: Hewlett and Jamison of Portland on the
architectural contract for Natural Sciences.
CURRENT USES: The Natural Sciences building houses the chemistry, biology,
and geology departments. Offices, classrooms, and state-of-the-art labs
are all in the Natural Sciences. Until completion of the building, most
science classes were offered in the current Administration Building, and
prior to that in Campbell Hall.
HISTORY: Natural Sciences was built as a classroom and laboratory building
for the science department. Until completion of the Natural Sciences Building,
science classes were taught on the third floor of the Administration Building.
OTHER INTERESTING FACTS: The Natural Sciences building has a rooftop
greenhouse and a basement cadaver lab.
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