New York State University Construction Fund Physical Plant Support Services Architectural Floor Plans and Elevations of…

Items are arranged by drawing type (architectural, structural, composite) and therein by project (1911, 1915, 1949).

Comstock Hall, named after renowned entomologist and Cornell University professor John Henry Comstock, was constructed in 1912, originally to house the Department of Home Economics at Cornell University. In 1933, the Home Economics department moved out; the building was taken over in 1934 by the Department of Entomology. In 1985, a new building was designed for the Department of Entomology and the name of the former building was transferred to the new structure. Shortly thereafter, the old Comstock Hall was renovated and became the home of the Cornell Information Technologies Operations Unit. As of 2018, the old Comstock Hall housed the university's Computing and Communications Center.

This series consists of archival-quality Mylar copies of architectural floor plans; basement, foundation, ceiling, and roof plans; elevations; cross sections; and room details of Comstock Hall, Cornell University. The series consists predominantly of copies of plans and drawings created in 1911 in association with the building's original construction. The series also includes copies of five items created in 1915 in association with additions and alterations to the heating, sanitary, and electric systems of the building; and copies of two items created in 1949 in association with alterations to the building's auditorium.

B1455Series B1455, Documentation Photographs of Comstock Hall, Cornell University, contains related building records.

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