Foster Hall

  • Foster Hall.

  • Overview

    Facility
    FOSTER
    Number
    0016
    Function
    Research
    Gross Square Feet
    77,443
    Construction Cost
    $918,000
    Completed
    June 1921
    Architect
    Mckim, Mead & White (1921), Milstein, Wittek & Davis (1983)

  • Function

    Orin Elliott Foster Hall is home to classroom and research space for UB's nationally recognized School of Dental Medicine.  The original 1921 building was extensively renovated in 1983.

  • Namesake

    FOSTER.

    Orrin Elliott Foster (1840-1928) donated $500,000 toward construction of this building. He was co-founder of the Foster-Milburn Company, a manufacturer of patent medicines.Foster Hall was the first building built by the university on the Main Street Campus.