Horace H. Rackham Educational Memorial Building, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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The Rackham Memorial Building was one of several structures funded by the fortune of Horace H. Rackham, one of the original shareholders of the Ford Motor Co. The sprawling Harley, Ellington & Day-designed building was dedicated to helping engineers pursue an education in the field. Ground was broken July 1, 1940, and it officially opened Jan. 28, 1942. Gov. Van Wagoner presided at the dedicatory service. The building cost $2 million to build. OPENED, 1941, ARCHITECTS: Harley, Ellington & Day. The 121, 000-square-foot building was constructed in three sections, with the western wing and central portion on property owned by the University of Michigan. Oddly, the Rackham Engineering Foundation owned the east wing of the building and approximately 4 acres of property until 2018. The building was used for many years by U-M and the Engineering Society of Detroit, however, after U-M reduced its footprint in Detroit, the Rackham Building was leased to Wayne State University. The WSU Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders occupied part of the building through July 2019. In July 2017, the University of Michigan agreed to buy for $5.1 million the remaining third of the building and the parking garage, built in 1978, from the Rackham Engineering Foundation and the Engineering Society of Detroit.