Coffman Memorial Union | |
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General information | |
Type | Student union |
Architectural style | Stripped Classical (exterior) Streamline Moderne (interior) |
Location | Northrop Mall, University of Minnesota |
Address | 300 Washington Avenue SE Minneapolis, MN 55455 |
Coordinates | 44°58′22″N 93°14′07″W / 44.9727°N 93.2354°W |
Named for | Lotus Coffman |
Groundbreaking | 1939 |
Opened | 1940 |
Renovated | 1974-1976 1999-2003 |
Owner | Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota |
Management | University of Minnesota Student Unions & Activities |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 7 |
Floor area | 336,000 square feet |
Lifts/elevators | 6 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Clarence H. Johnston, Jr. (1940) Ellerbe Becket (2003) |
Website | |
http://www.coffman.umn.edu |
Coffman Memorial Union (abbreviated CMU, and commonly known as Coffman Union or simply Coffman) is a student union on the East Bank campus of the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. Situated near the Mississippi River, Coffman anchors the south end of Northrop Mall, a grassy area at the center of campus that is bordered by the University's physics, mathematics, chemistry, and administration buildings, plus Walter Library and Northrop Auditorium. Coffman sits at the south end of the mall, across Washington Avenue, and opposite Northrop.