Rochester Institute of Technology - Techmila / Ramikin Yearbook (Rochester, NY)

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Bevier Building In 1901, Mrs, Susan Bevier was the owner of the property where Colonel Roches- ter's home had stood and this property she transferred to Mechanics Institute with the provision that a building be erected in memory of her daughter, Alice Bevier. The School of Applied Art was built in 1910. Years of steady advance have placed it among the leading Art Schools of the country.

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The Eastman Building The Eastman Building completes the present group of buildings which form The Rochester Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute. In the year 1900 George Eastman, appreciating the value of the education offered and realizing the need of more space and efficient equipment, purchased half of a city block and erected a suitable build- ing. Great enthusiasm was given to the project and by 1901 the structure was completed thus spreading Mechanics Institute over nearly a full city block, making an educational community within the heart of Rochester. Farsighted men had dreamed of this result and to have this dream made into a tangible, lasting thing was a step in the progressive education of today.