The State Secures the Land for the University of Washington
A public auction on the shores of Lake Washington clears the path for the university's move from downtown to its current campus.
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The lands in section 16, township 25 north, range 4 east, embraced in the site selected for the state university near Ravenna park, were sold yesterday at public auction by the state land commission to Gov. McGraw. The sale was a red tape proceeding to comply with the constitution that public lands must be sold to the highest bidder. This purchase clears the way for the letting of contracts for buildings on the new site and allows the regents to sell the old site downtown. The new campus comprises about 320 acres fronting on the west side of Union bay, Lake Washington, and extending around the head of the bay in front of Ravenna. Construction will begin early in the spring.
“This sale clears the way for the letting of contracts and beginning of construction on the buildings to be erected on the new site.”
This event marked the foundational moment for the University of Washington as it moved from its cramped downtown site to the massive campus it occupies today in the University District.
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