Insurance Survey of Virginia Polytechnic Institute, full survey, (Ms1995-029)
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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. College of Agriculture
PDF of full insurance survey of the buildings of Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, Virginia, prepared in 1931 by Charles Lunsford & Sons, Roanoke, Va.; Insurance Company of North America, Philadelphia, Pa.; and F. Wharton Baker, engineer. Collection consists of 88 photographs and of buildings, faculty dwellings, barns, and storage lots at Virginia Polytechnic Institute covered by the policy; recommendations for coverage and for fire protection of these buildings; estimated insurable value and insurance carried; and property not insured.
Charles Lunsford & Sons, Roanoke, Virginia
See the finding aid for the Insurance Survey of Virginia Polytechnic Institute Records.
1931
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This is a fire resistive building, three stories and basement with stone walls backed with 8" of brick; reinforced concrete floors and roof. Brick and tile partitions.
This building was built on the foundations of the old boiler plant and is a one story and basement brick building with steel columns supporting roof, which is plank on steel beams. Floor is reinforced concrete. Tile partitions; central steam heat. Building is used as mechanical engineering laboratory
This building is fire resistive except roof, walls are stone backed with 8" hallow tile; floors are concrete metal lumber construction; roof ordinary wood joist slate convered. Room partitions are 4" gypsum block. There is no basement; central steam heat. Entire building is used for dormitory purposes by non-military students. At the present time, however, only half of the building is occupied.
This is a four story and basement brick building with slate roof on wood joist; floors are fire resistive, being concrete in hallways and wood on steel joist in dormitory rooms. Interior brick walls each side of hall and 4" gypsum partitions between rooms. Central steam heat.
This is a fire resistive building having steel frame and brick panel walls; concrete roof on steel trusses. Outside brick stack 180 ft high, which is equipped with lighning rod. There are two 250 horse power and two 350 horse power boilers, coal fired. There is one 780 k.v.a. turbo generator; one 250 k.w. electric generator and one 120 k.w. electric generator, each driven by Steam Engine. This station is primarily used for heating, the turbo generator having ample capacity to take care of all lighting and powerloads.
This is a large one story fire resistive building with the exception of small section at front end which has wooden roof, slate covered. Exterior walls are limestone; roof reinforced concrete; interior division walls are brick and cinder block.
This is a three story and basement fire resistive building faced with 8" of limestone backed with 8" of brick. Building has steel frame with concrete slab. Tile partitions; central steam heat. Building contains large electrical laboratories; drafting rooms, class rooms and offices.
This is a fire resistive building with exception of roof of gymnasium which is plank on steel purlins on steel trusses. Walls are faced with limestone backed with brick. Floors and roof of front section, which is three stories in height, are concrete.
This is a one, two, and three story limestone building with fire resistive floors and roof. Roof of two and three sections is concrete tile on steel beams; roof of one story section is sheet rock on steel purlins on steel trusses. Central Steam heat. All interior division walls are cement brick.
5 one-story buildings labeled D-J, Stone or wooden with metal roofing
4 frame buildings wih tin or composition roof. labeled C-F, C- Storage of Matresses, Building is new & in good condition with small basement open on one side. D- Used for storage of beds, chairs, etc. It is two stories in height. E- Stable, This is a small building with two horse stalls and hay loft above. F- Two-story building used for storage of lumber, furniture, and cement. Building is electric lighted.
Building #77 (2), Storage Lot; Mattress Store Building & Apple Store Building
2 one-story frame buildings with either tin or composition roof. B- Apple Storage Building, C- Storage of Matresses, Building is new & in good condition with small basement open on one side.
Frame building with wood shingle roof; contains electric driven apple sorting machine.
Building #76 (2), Poultry Husbandry Building
This is a two-story and basement frame building with concrete wall to first floor and a tin roof. Electric lighted; hot water heat.
Building #76 (1), Poultry Building Group
There are nine chicken houses and about twenty small brooder houses; all of these are frame with composition roofs.
Two-storyframe building, tin roof. Central steam heat; electric light; no basement. Occupied by College tailors for manufacture and repairing uniforms
One story frame, wood shingle roof building; one section of roof is tin covered. Building used for storage of plumbers supplies and one automobile truck. Electric lights and no heat.
This is a one and two story frame building with a tin roof; second floor used for storage of feed and hay. Electric lighted; there is one frame silo
Building #72, Experimental Station Horse Barn
This is a one and two story frame building with tin roof; one sory section used for storage purposes.
This is a two story frame building with tin roof; used for storage of experimental crops. Electric lights.
This is a two story frame building with wood shingle roof; horse stalls first floor, hay loft second. Electric lights. Two metal corn cribs near end of building.
This is a one story and basement frame building with tin roof; first floor contains four rows of benches from which stock is judged; basement contains five stalls and a pipeless furnace. Building is electric lighted.
This is a two story frame building with tin rood; second floor is used for storage of grain. First floor is used for storage of farm machinery, also contains blacksmith shop with hand forge. There is also a coal stove in this building with brick chimney built from the ground; gasoline driven tractor stored in shed adjoining this building and standad gasoline pump is located inside of building with fill pipe outside.
This is a photograph of a barn on the campus of Virginia Agricultrual and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Insititute.
This is a large frame barn with tin roof; there is a small one story frame milk house adjoining with concrete floor and tin roof, this contains high pressure steam boiler with brick chimney. There is one frame silo and two concrete silos. Thee is also a large open frame shed adjoining one end of the barn. Barn is electrically lighted
This is a two and one story frame cow bard with tin roof. Concrete first floor; electric lights; two frame silos.
This is a two story frame building with tin roof, ordinary wood floors, wood sheathed walls and ceiling. Central steam heat. Used as veterinary hospital.
Building consists of one story frame building with tin roof used for potting and storage of supplies. Central steam heat. There are also six greenhouses with glass in wood and metal frames.
This is a one and two story brick and frame building, tin roof; wood floors and wood lath and plaster finish. Steam heat from low pressure steam boiler in basement. Occupied by Home Economics Department with Domestic Science Room in frame section, using both coal range and oil stoves.
Two story and basement stone building, with tin roof; wood floors; centeral steam heat. Building used for offices
This is a one and two story stone building, slate roof. Floors are wood and books are kept on wooden shelves.
This is a two story and basement brick building with slate roof; wood joist floors except in new addition which has steel joist. Central steam heat. There is an X-ray machine on first floor, but there is no operating room.
This is a one story brick building, no basement, tin roof on boards on wood joist, wood trusses; concrete floor. Stove heat with brick chimney supported on attic floor joist. Also noted: Military laboratory - The building, referred to under this title in our original report was located on s/s Main Street northeast of dining hall. This has been torn down and the bricks used in erecting a new building about 65 ft. north of building #5 known as barracks #2. This is a one story building with brick walls, conrete floor, composition roof on wood joist on exposed steel "I" beams. The ceiling is sheathed with Celotex. Electric light with wiring in conduit; steam heat from central heating plant; there is also a small kerosene oil stove in this building used for heating water.
Two story brick building with stone foundations, wood joist floors and roof - tin covered. Building contains power laundry machinery with steam heated wood dryer.
This building was formerly Old Gymnasium. One Story and attic and part basement frame building, composition roof. Building consists of one large room now used as dance hall. Central steam heat. Basement contains storage of electrical supplies, also storage of two automobiles. Also noted: "As building is (going) to be torn down + would not be rebuilt if destroyed by fire we do not feel it has any insurable value other than salvage value."
Two story and basement brick veneer building with asbestos shingle roof; steam heat; sleeping rooms and parlors only.
This is a two and a half story and basement brick veneer building with tin roof. Wood floors; steam heat; dining room and kitchen on first floor.
This is a three story, basement and attic brick building, slate roof; floor is wood on wood beams, semi-mill construction with tile laid on wood in hallways. Metal lath and plaster partitions. Central steam heat.
These are four story and basement brick buildings, wood joist floors and roof - slate covered. Floors in halls are concrete; all partitions brick. Two hose reels in basement of #5.
This is a three story brick building with odrinary wood floors, wood roof tin covered; no basement. Divided on all floors by four brick division walls which separates building into five sections. These division walls, however, do not extend above the roof. Central Steam Heat.
This is the same size and construction as Academic Building #1, but contains classrooms on all floors including basement.
This is a three story and basement brick building with slate roof; wood floors, four interior brick division walls, remaining partitions wood lath and plaster. Central steam heat.
This is a two and a half story and basement stone building with slate and tin roof, wood floors, wood lath and plaster finish. Central steam heat.
Three story and part basement stone building, gravel roof on wood joist; wood floors, wire lath and plaster finish. One story stone passageway with concrete floor and wood roof connected this building with Agricultural Hall.
One story frame, composition roof building, concrete floor; steam heat and low pressure steam boiler. Building is used for the storage and demonstration of farm machinery.
This is a two story frame stuccoed building with composition shingle roof, ordinary wood floors and steam heater in basement. It was not being used at time of our inspection but was being refinished and after November 1st, 1931 will be occupied by Profesor E. C. MacGill as a private dwelling.
This is a three story, basement and attic stone building, slate roof, ordinary wood floors, wood lath and plaster finish. There are brick interior partition walls each side of hallway and each side of stairway. Central Steam heat.
This is a three story, basement and attic brick building with wood floors, wood lath and plaster finish, tin roof. Central Steam heat.
This is a one story brick building with a wood joist roof, tin covered. Central Steam Heat