Johnson, SusanMertz, KathleenMendoca, Elise2023-09-062023-09-062006https://hdl.handle.net/1794/288005 pagesThis building was designed by Ellis Lawrence in 1925 to house the press operations on campus. It is a simple rectangular poured concrete building with a rough stucco finish and multi-pane metal windows. Per the original drawings, it was intended to have a sawtooth roof with north facing windows but due to cost, it was redesigned as flat with skylights. A small addition in 1926 was the workroom for San Francisco printer John Henry Nash, although the architectural details of this lack documentary evidence. Special equipment was moved into the building for the printing of one book a year under the supervision of Mr. Nash. One of the first books printed was the biography of recently deceased University President Prince Lucien Campbell. The Daily Emerald was printed there as well. The original interior configuration consisted of two large rooms (press room and bindery) with a couple of offices along the west wall. The interior was modified multiple times to accommodate changing uses over the life of the building so that by 1987, the floor plans show all smaller offices and laboratories rather than a large interior space. In 1946 there was a fire and the roof was reconstructed. In this same year, Cascade Annex East was constructed adjacent to it on the east. At the time of construction, its dimensions and massing mirrored Cascade Annex West, although a few feet longer extending to the south. Drawings from 1952 show this length differentiation but later drawings show them the same length. Documentation of the exact date of this change is inconclusive. In 1950, a window of the west facade was converted to an entry door. In 1961, the Onyx Bridge was constructed on top of the building. In 1963, a freezer room and air-conditioned animal room was constructed within the south end of the building to accommodate the science laboratories. The southern 60% of the building was demolished in 1987 to clear the site for Cascade Hall. In 2001, there was extensive remodeling to house the science stores, which included interior demolition of the north offices, infill of the west door and conversion of the central north window into a door with a decorative I-beam awning. Currently, the building sits dwarfed under the Onyx Bridge, connected to Cascade Annex East at the southeastern corner and surrounded by an asphalt parking lot, loading ramp and alley on the north, east and west facades, respectively. This building lacks integrity for listing on the National Register because Onyx Bridge was built on top of the annex, 60% was razed, and interior modifications over time have greatly diminished the existing historic fabric. It has been ranked as a non-contributing resource for its very low significance to the campus and poor integrity.enCreative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-UScultural resources surveyhistoryarchitectureOther