Marshall Hall (Amherst, Massachusetts)
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Marshall Hall, otherwise known as Marshall Laboratory, was the first microbiology
laboratory at the University of Massachusetts Amherst
. Constructed in 1916, it housed the college's microbiology department for a number of years, and was used extensively for bacteriology
classes and research. The building was named for Dr. Charles Edward Marshall, the first professor of microbiology at the college, a director of the graduate school, and editor of a textbook on the subject, considered "a standard text for many years." As the microbiology department grew with the university, it soon became necessary for additional research laboratory space. In 1947 the Marshall Hall Annex was placed adjacent to the building; the annex was a former army barrack from Westover Army Airfield in Chicopee
, and would continue to be used as a classroom space long after the demolition of the its brick cohort. With the expansion and removal of the microbiology department to the Morrill Science Center, and years of substandard maintenance, the original Marshall Hall building was demolished in 1996.
The new Integrated Science and Laboratory Science buildings now stand at the site of former microbiology laboratory.
Microbiology
Microbiology is the study of microorganisms, which are defined as any microscopic organism that comprises either a single cell , cell clusters or no cell at all . This includes eukaryotes, such as fungi and protists, and prokaryotes...
laboratory at the University of Massachusetts Amherst
University of Massachusetts Amherst
The University of Massachusetts Amherst is a public research and land-grant university in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States and the flagship of the University of Massachusetts system...
. Constructed in 1916, it housed the college's microbiology department for a number of years, and was used extensively for bacteriology
Bacteriology
Bacteriology is the study of bacteria. This subdivision of microbiology involves the identification, classification, and characterization of bacterial species...
classes and research. The building was named for Dr. Charles Edward Marshall, the first professor of microbiology at the college, a director of the graduate school, and editor of a textbook on the subject, considered "a standard text for many years." As the microbiology department grew with the university, it soon became necessary for additional research laboratory space. In 1947 the Marshall Hall Annex was placed adjacent to the building; the annex was a former army barrack from Westover Army Airfield in Chicopee
Chicopee
Chicopee is the name of several communities in the United States:*Chicopee, Georgia*Chicopee, Kansas*Chicopee, Massachusetts*Chicopee, MissouriChicopee is also the name of a ski area in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada:*Chicopee...
, and would continue to be used as a classroom space long after the demolition of the its brick cohort. With the expansion and removal of the microbiology department to the Morrill Science Center, and years of substandard maintenance, the original Marshall Hall building was demolished in 1996.
The new Integrated Science and Laboratory Science buildings now stand at the site of former microbiology laboratory.