from shop culture to school
“in exchange for land granted by
Congress, colleges were expected to
provide “practical” education for
America’s youth…” – Morrill Act, US
Congress 1862.
- 1864, Columbia University (school of mining)
-1865, MIT(engineering)
1867, University of Illinois at Urbana
1871, Cornell University
Milestones: 1868, first New York skyscraper, 1873, 76m high
Western Union Building, 1891, 15 storied Havemeyer Building.