From the Windsor Daily Star – August 21, 1948
- Nearing completion is the new $460,000 Memorial Science Building at Assumption College which will provide classrooms and laboratories for classes in physics, chemistry, biology, psychology and mathematics. A memorial to the 121 Assumption men who lost their lives in World War II, the science building provides needed facilities at the college. At present workmen are speedily completing the building to that it will be ready for classes which commence September 20. Construction on the building began a year ago and most advanced thoughts in school and classroom design have been incorporated in the building. Above is an exterior photos of the science building which is on the Patricia road side of the block. This picture was taken from the inner campus, facing the west side of the building.
This building still stands on campus of the University of Windsor today, and was designed by architect J.C. Pennington.
The exterior is still very nice, but the inside is a bit rough. It is rumoured that the geology department that occupies it now will be moved into a refurbished Essex Hall in a few years and Memorial will be renovated and turned into office space. Thats not confirmed but one of many rumours circulating on campus now that engineering is in the process of moving into its new building.
When is engineering moving out of Essex Hall? That’s going to free up a lot of space. I spent a good chunk of my time in the Chemistry and Biochemistry department in the latter half of the 1990’s.
The new engineering building at California and Wyandotte ( across from the Harveys) is partially completed, some staff and equipment have already moved the rest should be in before the end of the year. Drama is already grabbing some of the space that has been freed up in the basement of Essex Hall. There is an internal debate going on whether they are going to renovate the Engineering side of Essex hall ( the side closest to Wyandotte) or tear it down and build a new wing, apparently it will cost almost as much to renovate for use by science departments as to build it new.