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OSU Buildings Histories in the Special Collections and Archives Research Center

Building History

 

A color image of the Oak Creek BuildingThis building was originally constructed in 1954 by the Oregon Board of Forestry and was named the Oregon Forest Research Center. Oregon State’s Forest Products Lab relocated here in 1957. In 1961 the building and research functions were transferred to the Board of Higher Education. With the opening of Richardson Hall in 1999, the College of Forestry relocated faculty and many lab functions to the new location. The office spaces have since been occupied by facilities services while lab spaces have provided locations for other research programs.

General Information

Address

3015 SW Western Blvd, Corvallis, OR 97333

Architect

James L. Payne

Year Built

1954

Renovations

Unknown

Square Footage

Unknown

Purpose/Usage Laboratory and office space

Previous Name(s)

N/A

Namesake Oak Creek, a tributary of Mary's River

Blueprints

Facilities Services Records, 1888-2010

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: Includes textual records, photographs, and architectural drawings relating to the Oak Creek Building and Oak Creek watershed.

Oregon Digital: Includes textual records regarding programs housed in the Oak Creek Building

Map