Modern Federal · Universities

The Charles McKenny Hall at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti (pronounded IP-suh-LAN-ti). Previously called McKenny Union, it was the first student union on the campus of a teachers' college, Michigan State Normal School, when it opened in 1931. (Note the intertwined "MSNS" carvings beside the doorway.) The building is now (as of 2019) home to human resources and academic advising and career services

Ypsilanti · 1850–1939

The Charles McKenny Hall at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti (pronounded IP-suh-LAN-ti). Previously called McKenny Union, it was the first student union on the campus of a teachers' college, Michigan State Normal School, when it opened in 1931. (Note the intertwined "MSNS" carvings beside the doorway.) The building is now (as of 2019) home to human resources and academic advising and career services, Ypsilanti, 1850–1939
The Charles McKenny Hall at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti (pronounded IP-suh-LAN-ti). Previously called McKenny Union, it was the first student union on the campus of a teachers' college, Michigan State Normal School, when it opened in 1931. (Note the intertwined "MSNS" carvings beside the doorway.) The building is now (as of 2019) home to human resources and academic advising and career services, Ypsilanti, 1850–1939. Universities — Modern Federal Architecture, from the Library of Congress record.

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