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The University of Missouri will demolish eight buildings and move two museums back to the main campus as part of a plan to reduce space the school uses and to
LIST: Mizzou to tear down 8 buildings, move museums The changes will save Missouri an estimated $2.5 million in annual operating costs and more than $93.7 million in repair and maintenance work, the university said Author: Associated Press Updated: 11:04 AM CST March 5, 2021 COLUMBIA, Mo. — The University of Missouri will demolish eight buildings and move two museums back to the main campus as part of a plan to reduce space the school uses and to save money, officials announced Thursday. University spokesman Christian Basi said the moves are the beginning of ...
Set to be demolished are Parker Hall, Noyes Hall, Read Hall, Loeb Hall, London Hall, Neff Annex, the Columbia Professional Building and the Old Student Health Building. Mizzou North, on Business Loop 70, will be vacated. A buyer is being sought. "Through this plan, we are eliminating space costs that allow more funds to be reinvested back into our research and educational missions," said Gary Ward, vice chancellor for operations, in a news release. The Mizzou North sale will eliminate the largest amount of deferred maintenance among the projects, nearly $55 million. The building demolitions c...
The following buildings will be demolished, according to a news release: Parker and Noyes halls and the Old Student Health Building, which are next to each other on South Sixth Street; Read Hall, on Hitt Street across from Ellis Library; Loeb Hall, on South Fifth Street near Peace Park; London Hall, on South Sixth Street next to Lafferre Hall; Neff Annex, at Ninth and Elm streets; Columbia Professional Building, on University Avenue across from Middlebush Hall. "We have been developing this plan for years, and the plan is now actively beginning," MU spokesperson Christian Basi said. The proce...