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University of Arkansas The University of Arkansas (U of A, UArk, or UA) is a public land-grant research university in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It is the flagship campus of the University of Arkansas System and the largest university in the state. Founded as Arkansas ...
is a building on the University's campus in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The building was added to the
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in 1992."Chemistry Building."
University of Arkansas The University of Arkansas (U of A, UArk, or UA) is a public land-grant research university in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It is the flagship campus of the University of Arkansas System and the largest university in the state. Founded as Arkansas ...

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Retrieved May 2, 2010.


History

Although there was already a chemistry building on campus, by 1925 it had become too small. There were plans to build a new building by the Arkansas General Assembly in 1927, and was scheduled to be built in 1931. However, the Great Depression delayed these plans. In January 1934, $1,165,000 was made available for the construction of both a new chemistry building and Vol Walker Library. These funds came from the Public Works Administration, and not the Arkansas legislature. Opened in December 1935, the building housed the chemistry,
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departments. Eventually, the growing University forced all of these departments elsewhere except for chemistry. In 1992, the University added another chemistry building adjacent to this one, connected with a skywalk.


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University of Arkansas
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chemistry Building (University of Arkansas) University of Arkansas buildings University and college buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas School buildings completed in 1935 Public Works Administration in Arkansas National Register of Historic Places in Fayetteville, Arkansas University and college buildings completed in 1935 1935 establishments in Arkansas