Irwin Library
| Description: |
Designed by architect Minoru Yamasaki, Irwin Library opened to the public on September 9, 1963, and was dedicated on May 1, 1965. 228 prestressed concrete vaults were constructed for the building by Shute Concrete Products of Richmond, Indiana. Each vault weighs seven to eight tons and is forty-feet long. Specially designed trucks were needed to deliver the vaults to Butler University. The columns on the building are made of quartz aggregate. |
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| Source: |
http://palni.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/BldgsGrnds/id/581 |
| Collection: |
Butler University Buildings and Grounds Collection |
| Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/ |
| Copyright: |
In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted |
| Geography: |
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 39.839141, -86.171481 39.839141 -86.171481 |
| Subjects: |
Automobiles Trucks Trees Sidewalks Irwin Library Butler University--Libraries Academic libraries Library buildings Butler University--Buildings College buildings Lampposts Flowerpots Butler University--History Indianapolis (Ind.)--History People South Mall Butler Way Trash cans Fairview campus |
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