Michael A. Stecker
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Portico at front of first (original) University of Michigan Medical School Building
(photo circa 1868 -- view from the Northeast. Note students lounging on steps)
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The first medical school building was built in 1850.  It measured 92 by 42 feet, contained three stories, and prominently featured an eastern portico with four tall Greek columns of brick and stucco.  It contained both laboratory and lecture space and served as the center of medical instruction at the
University of Michigan for fifty years. A 4-story addition at the rear of the original 3-story building was added in 1864 and was used until 1903 when the new West Medical was completed.  A fire in 1911 destroyed part of the building and it was razed in 1914.
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Rear and side view of the addition to the first (original) University of Michigan Medical School Building, circa 1882
click to enlarge   photo edited from: Bentley Image Bank