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OSU Buildings Histories in the Special Collections and Archives Research Center

Building History

A color image of the John L. Fryer Aquatic Animal Health Laboratory.

The John L. Fryer Aquatic Animal Health Laboratory (formerly Salmon Disease Laboratory, completed in 1990) is a regional fish disease facility dedicated to the study of organisms infectious for salmonids and other species of freshwater fish. The laboratory is named for Dr. John L. Fryer, who established the fish disease research program at Oregon State University.  Research at the facility is conducted by investigators across campus on a variety of aquatic species. The AAHL was constructed through a grant from the Bonneville Power Administration and is supported by the Department of Microbiology, the College of Agricultural Sciences, and the College of Science.  The 9,000 square foot facility includes an area with stock tanks, an experimental area with more than 250 tanks of various sizes, an isolation/quarantine lab, and a multi-user lab space.

General Information

Address

34347 NE Electric Rd., Corvallis, OR 97333

Architect

Unknown

Year Built

1989-1990

Renovations

Unknown

Square Footage

9,000

Purpose/Usage

Utilized for research within the College of Agricultural Sciences, the Department of Microbiology, and the College of Science.

Previous Name(s)

N/A

Namesake

John L. Fryer, the creator of the fish disease research program at OSU

Historic District

No

Blueprints

Facilities Services Records, 1888-2003. Series XX:  Campus, Farm, and Property Maps, 1899-1990. Campus and Farm Maps: 3-A

Maps

Facilities Services Records, 1888-2003. Series XX:  Campus, Farm, and Property Maps, 1899-1990. Campus and Farm Maps: 3-A

Oregon State University Campus Maps, 1894-1994

Photographs

Oregon State University Historical Photographs, 1868-1980

 

Further Archival Information

SCARC: Holdings of the Special Collections and Archives Research Center include university records documenting the work of the Salmon Disease Laboratory, and the John L. Fryer Papers, which include information about the building's namesake and some of the research that he pioneered.

Oregon Digital: Includes images and textual materials documenting the work of the Salmon Disease Laboratory, and the John L. Fryer Aquatic Animal Health Laboratory.

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