John H. Herrick Archives, Ohio State University Campus Architecture

The Shack
Date
1948
Location
Ohio State University, Franklin, Ohio, United States, NA
Description
The Shack is shown here as Herrick Archives Number H 909. The building was a one story frame structure located at 3160 Case Road on the Ohio State University campus. No records of construction have been found. The structure may have been erected as a WPA project in late 1942. It consisted of three small buildings moved from the main campus and combined for use as an office and tool shed. There are no records found as to the buildings exact dimensions but scaled dimensions range from 20 to 28 feet wide and 45 to 50 feet long. Demolition was authorized in May 1965 to clear the site for the Fire Crash and Rescue Building (Herrick Archives Building 285).