PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Old Main was the first building of the UMD campus. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places, and was originally the main building of the Duluth Normal School, which was a teachers college. An arson fire that occured Tuesday February 23, 1993 destroyed the building. Demolition began on Monday March 1, 1993 and ended May 20, 1993. The site was later donated to the City of Duluth Parks Dept.

Washburn Hall was named after Duluth attorney Jed L. Washburn, for his donation of $6,000 to its construction. It served as the first ladies campus dormitory.

Torrance Hall is named after Judge Eli Torrance, past president of the State Normal School. It was opened in 1910 as the second girls dormitory. The building was sold to BLANK in BLANK.

Originally the Laboratory School was the Duluth State Teachers College. Later it became the first School of Medicine and first Natural Resources Research Institute before becoming the Research Laboratory.

In 1941 Alice and George Tweed donated the Joseph Cotton Mansion located at 2309 East 1st Street for the UMD Art Department. In 1958 the Tweed Art Gallery was built as part of the Humanities Building on the main campus. Over the years funding for the museum exhibits, renovation and scholarships, have continued to come from the Tweed Tuohy Foundation. The Tweed Art Collection was donated in 1950 and the family home, located on 2631 East 7th Street, was donated in 1954. Today, the Tweed Museum is named for Alice Tweed Tuohy and contains the George P. Tweed Memorial Art Collection in addition to exhibit space for other art collections, a museum store, and art restoration and storage space.

Alice Tweed Touhy Room Addition

• Architects: Jyring & Whiteman Company
• Construction Start Date: Spring 1964
• General Contractor: J. D. Harold Company
• Mechanical Construction: A. G. O'Brien Plumbing & Heating Company
• Electrical Construction: Universal Electric Company
• Project Cost: $70,000
• Occupied: 1965

Tweed Museum Expansion & Remodeling

• Construction Start Date: November 19, 1976
• General Contractor: Reuben Johnson &Sons
• Mechanical Construction: A. G. O'Brien Plumbing & Heating Company
• Electrical Construction: Arrowhead Electric, Inc.
• Project Cost: $246,996
• Dedicated:November 1, 1977

The Chemistry Building was originally named The Science Building until 1973.

The Sports and Health Center was originally named Health and Physical Education Building. The ROTC building was moved to the Darland Building from the original site east of the Sports & Health Center to accomodate the addition in 2005.

Sports and Health Center Addition

• Architect: RDG Sports & Stanius Johnson Architects
• Estimated Project Cost: $13,000,000
• New Space: 46,000 gross sq feet
• Construction Start Date: June 2005
• Completion Date: November 2006

The ROTC Building was removed in 2006 and the ROTC offices were relocated in the Darland Administration Building.

Kirby Plaza was named for Stephen R. Kirby, an Iron Range banker and business man. Kirby Plaza was originally the old Library.

Kirby Plaza Project

• New Space: 111,064 gross sqft
• Project Cost: $20,000,000
• Architect: Design Architect - Krech Ojard and Associates
• Contractor: Johnson Wilson Constructors & UMD Facilities Management
• Completion Date: 2002

Kirby Student Center was named for Stephen R. Kirby, who donated $400,000 towards the building of a student center.

Vermilion Hall was named for the Northern Minnesota Lake.

Heller Hall was originally the Science Building addition, then Mathematics-Geology Building before being named after Chancellor Emeritus Robert L. Heller on September 30, 1988.

Formal circle of rocks in front of Heller Hall:

1. The large block of banded Morton Gneiss, about 3-3.5 billion years old, is from the Minnesota River Valley. It is a gift to the Geology Department from Scott Gooler of Minnesota Valley Minerals, Inc. and is one of the oldest rock bodies in Minnesota.
2. The folded, metamorphosed, banded iron formation is from the Atlantic City mine in Wyoming. It is a gift from U.S. Steel to the late Professor Ralph Marsden and the Geology Department.
3. The Stromatolitic iron-formation is made of fossil algae, from the Mary Ellen Mine on the Mesabi Range, a Biwabik Iron-formation. It is 1.85 billion years old.
4. Rock information is from John Green, former Professor of Geological Sciences at UMD.

Humanities Fourth Floor Addition

• Construction Start Date: May 1963
• Architects: Jyring and Whiteman
• General Contractor: Fraser Wipson Co.
• Mechanical Construction: O’Brien Plumbing & Heating Co.
• Electrical Installation: Arrowhead Electric Company
• Total Project Cost: $465,200
• Completion Date: Summer 1964

Cina Hall was originally the Social Science Building. The Building was renamed in 1985 in honor of UMD Regent Fred A. Cina.

First Heating Plant Addition

• Construction Start Date: 1968
• Architect: (Building Modifications/Additions) Aguar, Jyring, Whiteman and Moser; (Mechanical Work and Boiler) Orr-Schelen-Mayerson and Associates
• General Contractor: Wipson, Inc.
• Mechanical Construction: A. W. Kuettel & Sons
• Electrical Installation: Arrowhead Electric
• Total Project Cost: $441,074
• Completion Date: Spring 1971

Coal Gasifier Addition to Heating Plant

• Construction Start Date: Summer 1977
• Architect: Architectural Resources, Inc., Architects
• General Contractor: A. Hedenberg Company
• Mechanical Construction: Healy, Inc.
• Electrical Installation: Electric Construction Company
• Coal and Ash Handling Equipment: Reuben L. Johnson
• Total Project Cost: $3,337,269
• Completion Date: September 1978

Burntside Hall was named for the Northern Minnesota Lake.

Bohannon Hall was originally the Education Building. It was renamed June 1973 for Dr. Eugene W. Bohannon, who served as the Duluth State Teacher's College's first president from 1902-1938.

Lecture Hall Addition Boh.90

• Construction Start Date: Spring 1964
• Architect: Melander, Fugelso and Associates
• General Contractor: J. D. Harrold and Company
• Mechanical Construction: A. G. O’Brien Plumbing and Heating Company
• Electrical Installation: Universal Electric Company
• Total Project Cost: $200,000
•  Completion Date: 1965

Completion of Bohannon

• Construction Start Date: February 1966
• Architect: Melander, Fugelso and Associates
• General Contractor: Amendola Construction Company
• Electrical Installation: Arrowhead Electric, Inc.
• Elevator Installation: Otis Elevator Company
• Total Project Cost: $77,500
• Completion Date: Summer 1966

Bohannon Hall Renovation

• Architect: Affiliated Engineers
• Gross Square Feet: 56,475 gross sq ft
• Total Project Cost: $4,500,000
• Completion Date: 2002

Concourse A was originally a glass walkway that connected the Kirby Student Center and the Tweed Museum of Art in the Humanities Building. It mainly was replaced with the addition of the Solon Campus Center. The remainder of the concourse is a small portion between the Darland Administration Building and Kirby Student Center and was updated in 2008 with news floors, lighting, and ceilings.

Originally called the Industrial Education building, Voss-Kovach Hall was renamed in 1983 for Gordon O. Voss, head of the Industrial Education Department from 1947-1967, and Frank J. Kovach, head of the Industrial Education Department from 1929-1947 and first athletic coach to the Duluth State Teachers College.

Montague Hall was originally called the Home Economics Building and General Classroom and was renamed March 12, 1982 in honor of William K. Montague. Montague served as a University of Minnesota Regent from 1963-1969.

Griggs Hall was named for businessman Richard L. Griggs. Griggs was University Regent from 1939-1963, as well as a patron and financial supporter of UMD. He donated 160 acres of land on which the main campus now sits.

Griggs Dorm Addition

• Architect: LHB Architects
• Gross Square Feet: 63,000 gross sq feet
• Total Project Cost: $7,500,000
• Completion Date: 2002

Griggs Field was named for Richard L. Griggs, former University regent and benefactor. Griggs is also remembered as being the founder of the Greyhound bus line.

Outside sheathing and press box addition

• General construction: Paulson Brothers
• Electrical Installation: Commercial Electric Company
• Construction Start Date: June 1968
• Architect: Melander, Fugelso and Associates
• Completion Date: November 20, 1968

Formerly the Darling Observatory, the Planetarium was renamed for Marshall W. Alworth. Alworth, a prominent Duluth businessman, funded the entire building's construction.

Corridor B is the glass connection between the Darland Administration Building and the remainder of Concourse A to Kirby Student Center. The Corridor was updated in 2008 with new floors.

Originally housing science labratories and offices, an addition in 1968 added space for 2 lecture halls adjacent to the building. It wasn't until 1983 that the greenhouse was added.
With the renovation in 2007 this LEED certified building now houses the College of Pharmacy and Department of Biology.

Science Lecture Halls Addition

• Construction Start Date: November 1968
• Architect: Melander, Fugelso and Associates
• General Contractors: Paulson Brothers
• Mechanical Construction: A. W. Kuettle and Sons, Inc.
• Electrical Installation: Commercial Electric Company
• Total Project Cost: $360,000
• Completion Date: 1970

Greenhouse Addition to Life-Science

• Construction Start Date: November 28, 1983
• Architect: Edward Schafer Associates, Inc.
• General Contractors: Erling R. Housen Company
• Mechanical Construction: Stout Mechanical
• Electrical Installation: Nylund Electric Company
• Total Project Cost: $349,000
• Completion Date: late October 1984

Life Science Renovation

• Renovated Space: 85,975 gross sq feet
• Project Cost: $15,200,000
• Construction Start Date: January 2006
• Completion Date: July 2007
• Architect: LHB Engineers & Architects Health, Education & Research Association - Lab Consultants

A.B. Anderson Hall was originally called the Classroom-Office Building and was renamed on September 8, 1973 in honor of Adolph Benoni Anderson. A.B. Anderson had been working towards establishing a University of Minnesota campus in Duluth since the 1930’s.

Darland Administration Building was originally named Administration Building before being renamed for Dr. Raymond W. Darland on March 12, 1982. Darland taught biology at UMD before becoming dean, a position he held from 1951-1976.

Darland Administration Building Entry

• Designer: LHB
• General Contractor:Nels Nelson
• Project Cost: $250,000
• Completion Date: Fall 2008

Lake Superior Hall was named for the Great Lake.

Originally known as Single Student Housing the building was named Stadium Apartments in June 1973.

The Lund Building was originally named Plant Service Center before being renamed on March 14, 1975 for Roy V. Lund. Lund was assistant Vice President and supervising engineer for the Univeristy of Minnesota.

The Village Apartments were temporary units and were replaced in 1995.

The Marshall Performing Arts Center was named for its generous benefactors, sisters Caroline Marshall, Julia Marshall, and Jessica Marshall Spencer. It was dedicated to them February 3, 1974. The fourth donor, Marjorie Congdon Dudley, was honored with The Dudley Experimental Theatre, located inside the center.

Marshall W. Alworth Hall was originally called the Classroom-Laboratory Building and housed the physics department, computer center, dental hygiene clinic and social work graduate school. This building was renamed on March 14 th, 1975 in honor of Marshall W. Alworth Hall who set up the Marshall H. and Nellie Alworth Memorial Fund to award scholarships to medical and natural sciences students.

During the planning of the Residence Hall Dining Center it was referred to as Reception Center and Dining Facility and later, Service Center and Food Service Facility before being called Residence Hall Dining Center.

Ward Wells Field House was named for Ward M. Wells on October 1, 1993. Ward was head of UMD's physical education department for many years.

Sophie DuFresne Concourse was originally called Residence Hall Concourse during planning, before being named for Sophie DuFresne. James DuFresne, her son, donated $371,136 to the building's construction. The concourse connects the Residence Dining Center with the Lake Superior Hall residence. It was updated in 2008 with new lighting and skylights.

The Library Annex was originally the Health Science Library

The Research and Field Study grounds include buildings which originally were for dairy, chickens and pigs. 3 homes were part of the homestead which contained offices and residences. The buildings are now used for storage but the grounds have current research on wild rice and goldenrod. An original apple orchard and pine growth from research still stand.

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Junction Avenue Apartments were renamed Cuyuna Hall and Mesabi Hall on 3/12/82 to honor the two Iron Ranges.

Health Services was originally named Chamberlin House, named for then-dean Thomas W. Chamberlin.

Glensheen Mansion was the former home of Chester A. and Clara Congdon. The original family estate sits on 22 acres along the shore of Lake Superior. The home itself is 27,000 sq ft, with 39 rooms, 15 fireplaces, a carriage house, boathouse and pier. Utilities were designed to come into the house underground leaving the landscape and gardens unaffected. The estate became the property of the University of Minnesota Duluth in 1968 and was open for public functions and tours in 1979.

The School of Medicine was originally called UMD Basic Science Building.

Oakland Avenue Apartments were individually named Oak hall, Aspen Hall, Birch Hall, and Basswood Hall.

Originally requested as a portion of a new Social Science Building the School of Business and Economics was housed here until the completion of the Labovitz School of Business & Economics in 2008. The Education Department was then moved to this location after renovations in 2009 and the building was renamed Endazhi-gikinoo'amaading, meaning 'The place of teaching and learning together' in the Native Ojibwe Language.

Formerly the site of the U.S. Air Force base in Duluth.

In 1986, NRRI acquired 525 acres of drained peatlands near Zim, Minnesota. Today our Fens Research Facility is a valuable wetlands bank, offering mitigation credits for road construction projects in the same watershed. It is set up with 60, circular bog and fen mesocosms (small ecosystems) weighing about one ton each. Changes in the decomposition process may have large impacts on the production of gases (carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide) in the wetland ecosystem. Learn more about FEN'S Research from the NRRI website.

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This building on the St. Louis Bay is used for aquatic storage.

Solon Campus Center was originally called Campus Center before being named after former Senator Sam Solon.

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The UMD Library serves as the University's gateway to information with its 13 miles of bookshelves, 250+ computers, laptop connection corrals, online card catalog, and international information sources connecting users to the world. The Library's collections are available to both community colleges and regional libraries, as well as to UMD residents and students.

Members of the community may also enjoy the libraries many resources with a free library card, obtained by showing a valid photo identification card.

In the Librarys circular entryway hangs a 350-pound glass installation titled Clear and Silver Chandelier. This one of a kind piece of art was designed by Dale Chihuly a world renowned artist and glassblower. Chihuly's chandelier sculptures number into the hundreds and are considered the most important of his career. Chihuly has won several awards, including being named the first National Living Treasure in 1992 by America's 50 governors.

Weber Music Hall was named for Ronald and Mary Ann Weber. The Webers were students at the University during the '40's amd '50's and donated money for the building's construction.

Chester Park School was built in 1927 with upgrades added in 1967. The University purchased the building on June 30, 2006. The building is being used for the College of Education, the Music Department, and the Sea Grant Program.

Aquired by the University October 16, 1996.

Goldfine Hall is a complex of three new residence buildings that were dedicated to Erwin L. Goldfine in 1989. Erwin was a regent of the University of Minnesota for twelve years as well as President of the Manley Investment Group.

Heaney Hall was named after Judge Gerald Heaney. Judge Heaney was a University of Minnesota regent from 1964 to 1965.

Heaney Hall Service Center was named for Gerald Heaney. Heaney was a judge for the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

The Limnology building was originally the U.S. Fisheries Station before being closed on 1/1/1947. It was donated to the University in 1948 and served as a temporary housing unit for faculty members. On 11/28/1978 the building went on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Robert W. Bridges Fleet Grounds Maintenance was named for Robert W. Bridges. Bridges was head of plant services before becoming Vice Provost of Business Affairs in 1970.

Additional Buildings

• Building A 135 gross sq ft of Tank Storage
• Building B 2,048 gross sq ft of Large Equipment Storage
• Building C 1387 gross sq ft of Salt Storage

Swenson Science Building was named for James I. Swenson and Susan Swenson, of the Swenson Family Foundation. Jim Swenson was a 1959 Chemistry graduate.

The Labovitz School of Business and Economics was named for Joel Labovitz, chairman of Labovitz Enterprises, and his wife Sharon. The couple donatated $4.5 million to help fund the building. A Joel Labovitz Entrepreneur Business award is granted annually in their honor.

The Malosky Stadium was renovated and named for legendary Bulldog Football coach James S. Malosky who led the team from 1957 - 1997. The facility provides increased seating for stadium events and interior viewing space for announcing and reporting as well as space for hosting events. The facility is built to accomodate women's and men's intramural and recreational programming, hosting of sectional and regional sporting events, and provide facilities to accomodate spectators and athletes.