Veterinary Hospital

Building Name:
Veterinary Hospital
Alternate Names:
Carpenter Shop
Historical Note:
The Veterinary Hospital was constructed between 1884 and 1885 as a two-story building with additional space designed for animal care. Located approximately where the Pine Room is currently situated in the Memorial Union, the building initially served as a veterinary hospital, including clinics, animal stalls, and surgical spaces. As enrollment increased, the building became inadequate and underwent several updates, including connection to the central water supply in 1898. The Veterinary Department relocated in 1912, and the building was repurposed for storage. Between 1912 and 1921, a one-story shed was constructed for additional storage, and the Veterinary Hospital became known as the Carpenter Shop. The building was razed in 1926 to make room for the new Memorial Union Building.
Year Built:
1884
Year Removed:
1926
Architect:
Foster & Liebbe
Contractor:
V. Tomlinson
Photographs Containing Veterinary Hospital:
Photograph of the old...
Annotation: "Old clinic. Veterinary Hospital"
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Photograph of the north...
Photograph showing three people standing outside the north side of the Veterinary Hospital. Annotation: ''Veterinary Hospital view from north early 1900s?''
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Photograph of the 1905...
Photograph of the 1905 senior class standing outside the north side of the Veterinary Hospital. Annotation: ''Veterinary Hospital senior class May 24, 1905.''
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Photograph of the west...
Photograph looking across Lake LaVerne at the west and south sides of the Veterinary Hospital. Annotation: "Old Carpenter & Paint Shop on site of M.U. Formerly the Veterinarians' Hospital, this structure was torn down in 1927."
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Photograph of the dismantling...
Photograph looking north at the dismantling of the Veterinary Hospital. Beardshear Hall can be seen to the north-west (left), and the Campanile can be seen to the north (rising behind the Veterinary Hospital).
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Photograph of the south...
Photograph showing the south side of the Veterinary Hospital.
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Photograph of the west...
Photograph showing the west side of Veterinary Hospital including the attached storage shed.
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Source
Preferred Citation:
"Veterinary Hospital", Campus Cornerstones, Digital Scholarship and Initiatives
Reference Link:
https://digital.lib.iastate.edu/historic-buildings/items/buildingprofile0024.html