Laboratory of Mechanics

Engineering Hall
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
42°01′32.2″N 93°39′02.2″W / 42.025611°N 93.650611°W / 42.025611; -93.650611
Area	less than one acre
Built	1883
Built by	V. Tomlinson
Architect	J.B. Ballinger Foster & Liebbe
Architectural style	Second Empire
NRHP reference No.	83000402[1]
Added to NRHP	January 10, 1983

The Laboratory of Mechanics, formerly known as Engineering Hall, is a historic building on the campus of Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, United States. The two-story, brick structure with a mansard roof is a simplified version of the Second Empire style.^[2] It features a three-story tower with a mansard roof at the main entry. The original building was L-shaped, designed by J.B. Ballinger, and built by V. Tomlinson. Its first addition was designed by the Des Moines architectural firm of Foster & Liebbe, and completed in 1885 by Tomlinson. Other additions were completed in 1933 and 1997.^[3]

The building originally housed Iowa State Agricultural College's Department of Mechanical and Civil Engineering. It was remodeled into a laboratory building in 1907. The building currently houses the Architecture Department, Engineering Administration, Faculty Senate, IT Services CIO, and Mechanical Engineering.^[3] Its historical significance is derived from its being the university's first engineering building and its survival as the oldest instructional building on campus.^[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.^[1]

See also

• Iowa State University Buildings

References

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