Buildings and Campus Artwork
Every building and piece of artwork on the campus of the University of Michigan has a story. This page will help you identify and locate many of these buildings and learn about their history. It will also help you identify and locate the outdoor works of art on campus.
Note: Some links lead to web sites outside the Library's own site.
- Chronology of University Buildings through 1999
- Historical Tour of the Campus
- Mort Map -- Map depicting the chronological developpment of campus
- University Planner's Office Outdoor Campus Sculpture, Artifacts, and Architectural Features
- UM Housing Office Residence Hall Overview
Further Reading:
- An Annotated Guide to the names of University of Michigan Residence Halls (and Associated Houses) by Roderick Thompson (Ann Arbor, MI: University Housing, University of Michigan, 1999)
- Chronological Development of the University of Michigan Campus, Ann Arbor, Michigan (map) by the Plant Department; by Mort, his labor of love (Ann Arbor, MI: The Dept., 1971?)
- The University of Michigan: An Encyclopedic Survey Wilfred B. Shaw, editor (Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press, 1942-)