[Editors] Story behind MIT building numbers?

[Laura Koller]

See http://web.mit.edu/development/new-employee-guide/bldghist.numbers.html.

LK


At 01:26 PM 9/2/2004 -0400, John Dvorak wrote:
>The only quasi-logical explanation that I've heard pertains to the main 
>campus:  If you split the campus in two pieces going north-south at 
>building 10, then the buildings to the west are odd numbered and the 
>buildings towards the east are even numbered.  The Alumni Pool does not 
>fit into this because it is #57 and it is on the east side.
>
>jd
>
>At 10:22 AM 9/2/2004 -0400, Jean Foster wrote:
>>Hello editors,
>>
>>Does anyone out there know if there is a logical explanation for the MIT 
>>building numbering system? Someone once told me that it had something to 
>>do with the wife of one of the early MIT presidents being into 
>>numerology, but this must be an urban legend, right?  I thought one of 
>>you might know the real scoop (if there is one).
>>
>>We are giving a tour of new MIT classrooms to people coming in from 
>>outside campus for an NLII workshop and I thought this might be an 
>>interesting piece of trivia to include.
>>
>>thanks,
>>-jean-
>>
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