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Name of Building: Administration Building 

Built: 1936 

Architects & Construction:

     1st and 2nd floor Construction was done by William & L. L. Quigley of Portland

     3rd floor Construction was completed by the Associated Builders of Corvallis

     Remodeling in 1970 was done by J. Moody & Son Construction in 1970

     1st and 2nd Floor Architect was John V. Bennes

     3rd Floor Architect was W. Dorr Legge

Present Uses: The Administration Building houses the major administrative offices of the campus including the President’s Office, Regsitrar, Financial Aid, and others.

Past Uses: From 1936-1970 the third floor housed science classes until the Natural Science Building was built. It also housed Psychology classes until the 1960s.

Extra Information:

• The first and second floor construction began in December of 1935 and completed in September of 1936. Third floor construction began in 1946 and completed in April of 1947.

• In 1970 the basement of the Administration Building was remodeled and the ground floor offices enlarged.

• The third floor was renovated to house student information and publications which had been located in the basement of the College Center (now called Werner University Center)

• The Administration Building's groundbreaking ceremony featured the first use of the 'golden shovel.'

• The Building was flooded in September 27, 1995 due to a broken drain pipe.