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Early November saw continuing
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Early November saw continuing
work, as efforts to complete roof work, and closure of the building
before winter ensues. |
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Continuing good weather is
enabling closure work into late November, as shown here. |
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Internal steel structure work
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Phase I of the project involves
rebuilding of the original Quincy Mine Machine Shop (a portion of
the original Blacksmith Shop is at far left), to house the currently
displayed Museum items, now located on the fifth floor of the MTU
E.E. Resources Center. |
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An architectural concept
drawing, of what the completed project, as now envisioned, may look
like. (Image supplied by MTU / A.E..Seaman Mineral Museum. Our
thanks to them ). |
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Rebuilding work by contractor
Yalmer Mattila Contracting, Inc., is now underway. The Museum was
first housed in Hubbell Hall when first established in 1902 by
A.E.Seaman, and in 1909, moved to the top floor of the "Library and
Museum Building", now the Academic Offices Building. |
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A closer view of the former
Machine Shop. A good part of the current mineral collection cannot
be publicly displayed, due to lack of available space. In 1931, the
museum relocated to the New Engineering Building (later renamed
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Workers clear out ground level
debris, for sub level construction. Before Hotchkiss Hall was
demolished during campus reconstruction, the collection was oaked
and stored in the MTU Library basement. It was then reinstalled on
the EERC Fifth Floor between 1976, and 1979. |
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(R) Phase I (Machine Shop); (L)
org. Blacksmith Shop (Phase II); with an enclosed connecting walkway
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The original Blacksmith Shop,
after building stabilization last year. This will be the Phase II
portion of the project. Current plans visualize a new building north
of the Blacksmith Shop, as a Phase III effort later on. For more
information:
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