University at Buffalo The State University of New York
| Beck Hall | |||
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| Facility: | BECK |  |
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| Number: | 0027 | ||
| Function: | Academic | ||
| Gross Square Feet: | 6,442 | ||
| Construction Cost: | $17,000 | ||
| Completed: | June, 1931 | ||
| Architect: | E. B. Green | ||
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| Institute for Local Governance and Regional Growth | |||
| FUNCTION | |||
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| Beck Hall originally served as the university bookstore. It is modeled on the Holland Land Company building in nearby Batavia, New York. The Holland Land Company was the original developer of the city of Buffalo in the first decade of the nineteenth century. Beck Hall presently houses the Institute for Local Governance and Regional Growth. It formerly housed the Multidisciplinary Center on Aging. | |||
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| George A. Beck (1895-1975) a 1919 graduate of the medical school, was a faculty member for nearly 50 years, starting in 1921. |  |
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| Modified June 5, 2006 4:09 PM | |||