Gillis Building 1889

Gillis Building 1889 (HM2J0A)

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N 38° 2.324', W 84° 30.322'

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Erected in 1889 as U.K.'s first Agricultural Experiment Station; now second oldest building on the campus. Destroyed by fire in 1891, it was rebuilt on the same site. Named for Ezra Gillis (1867-1958) who joined the U.K. faculty in 1907 and served as Registrar from 1910 to 1937.
Class of 1996


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Home to the Chemistry Department (1905) and the College of Law (1925). In 1939 it became the Student Health Service and Infirmary, complete with 40 beds and medical services for students. Beginning in 1962 this structure housed offices of Admissions (1962-86) and Registrar (1962-91).
Class of 1996
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HM NumberHM2J0A
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Year Placed1996
Placed ByUniversity of Kentucky
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Date Added Sunday, July 21st, 2019 at 8:03pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 718923 N 4213050
Decimal Degrees38.03873333, -84.50536667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 2.324', W 84° 30.322'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 2' 19.44" N, 84° 30' 19.32" W
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