Building Specifications, ca. 1899-1910

The undated building specifications are all handwritten by John Saylor Coon. The first one describes a twelve-room dormitory, including the placement of windows, closets, and chimneys. Following this is a request for bids to build this and an eight-room dormitory, whose specifications are detailed in Folders 3 and 4. The final building specification concerns a mess hall for the students. These specifications may be for the Georgia Tech dormitories known as "The Shacks" and the mess hall, all built in 1896 and razed ca. 1925.

An Atlanta Journal news article from 1973 includes a photograph of an old air compressor used by mechanical engineering students during the early part of the 20th century.