Kline Biology Tower
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| Kline Biology Tower | |
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Kline Biology Tower on Science Hill.
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| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Type | University |
| Location | 219 Prospect Street New Haven, Connecticut 06511 |
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| Construction started | 1962 |
| Estimated completion | 1966 |
| Cost | $12 million[1] |
| Height | |
| Roof | 250 ft (76 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 16 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Philip Johnson |
| Developer | Yale University |
| References | |
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Kline Biology Tower is a skyscraper in New Haven, Connecticut. The building is home to the Yale University Department of Biology and is currently the fourth-tallest building in New Haven.[3][4] It was the tallest building in city from 1966 to 1969, and was designed by Philip Johnson,[3] who also designed the nearby—and architecturally related—Kline Geology and Chemistry Laboratories.[5]
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| Preceded by | Tallest Building in New Haven 1966—1969 76 m |
Succeeded by Knights of Columbus Building |
Categories:
- Yale University buildings
- Buildings and structures completed in 1966
- Buildings and structures in New Haven, Connecticut
- Skyscrapers in Connecticut
- Skyscrapers between 50 and 99 meters
- Skyscrapers in New Haven, Connecticut
- Modernist architecture in Connecticut
- Brutalist architecture in the United States
- University and college academic buildings in the United States
