Wende Hall

  • Overview

    Facility
    WENDE
    Number
    0019
    Function
    Academic
    Gross Square Feet
    72,103
    Construction Cost
    $929,000
    Completed
    September 1885
    Architect
    Jesse Porter (1885); James, Meadows & Howard (1957)

  • Function

    Wende Hall was the maternity ward of the county alms house that once occupied the site of the South Campus. When the site was purchased by the University, this building was called Hochstetter Hall and housed the Physics Department. The Hochstetter name was transferred to a building on the North Campus in the 1970's and the building was renamed Wende Hall. The building was greatly expanded from the original with construction of an addition, completed in 1955.

    After a major renovation in 2008-09, Wende Hall is now home to UB's School of Nursing with expanded state-of-the-art classrooms, research center, and specialized laboratories to accommodate a growing student population.

  • Namesake

    WENDE.

    Grover William Wende (1866-1926) a graduate of the medical school, served on the Surgeon General's Advisory Committee for the detection and treatment of venereal and skin diseases during World War I.Dr. Wende, a nationally recognized skin specialist worked at Buffalo General