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Charles W. Bryan, Sr. Hall
Bryan Hall is named for Charles W. Bryan, Sr., and was dedicated on April 26, 1970, in honor of Charles W. Bryan Sr. and Jr., for "The advancement of teaching and research in engineering and applied science." This building contains office and lab space for engineering students and faculty.
Charles Bryan, Sr. graduated from Washington University in 1884 from the School of Engineering, with a degree in Civil Engineering, and went to work as a bridge designer and builder, and later became the chief engineer of a large company that built bridges, buildings, and other structures throughout the world. He was the author of the treatise "Modern Framed Structures," considered to be a classic in its field. He eventually brought his son to Washington University.
Charles Bryan, Jr. also graduated from the School of Engineering (class of 1922) and designed such things as piers for the Hell Gate Bridge, part of the N.Y. subway system, a dam and power plant in Canada, and a shipyard for the Federal Shipbuilding Company in New Jersey. He established the University's Frederick Aldin Hall Memorial Scholarship Fund, and served on the University's Board of Directors. He retired as President of the Pullman Standard Car Manufacturing Company.
The following are housed inside Bryan Hall:
- School of Engineering & Applied Science
- Department of Computer Science & Engineering
- Preston M. Green Department of Electrical & Systems Engineering
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