Engineering Building

1904

Today this is West Hall

Julius Kahn's "Kahn System" of reinforced concrete was first used on this building in 1903. In 1905 after designing the first 9 plants in traditional style, on Packard Plant #10, Kahn changed how factories are built by using the Kahn system instead of iron, stone, and brick (bib27, p33). bib26,p 32 has an illustration of the Kahn system.

photo c. 1904 (bib31)