Physics Building - Fairview Campus
- Location:
- Southeast corner of Laurel St. and 10th Ave.
- Date of construction
- 1911
- Architect:
- A. Arthur Cox
- Cost:
- $16,545
- Sources of funds:
-
$15,000 from the B.C. Government, the rest from the Royal Institution for
the Advancement of Learning of B.C.
- Name history:
-
Science Building until 1916.
Designed and built as Temporary College for the Royal Institute of Learning
- Use history:
-
First used for Chemistry, Biology, and Physics.
- Demolition date:
- October 1955
- Architectural features:
- Two storeys plus attic and basement.
Heavy timber structure. Shingled walls and roof. Small coal shed attached to the north part of east elevation.
- Notes:
-
The oldest building on the campus. Built and first used by McGill University College of British Columbia. Alterations in summer 1916.
- Sources:
- McGill; UBC Essays.
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