Who We Are
Campus HistoryThe home of the University of
Connecticut Health Center, located on top of a hill in
Farmington, Connecticut, was the recommended site from about
40 locations around Hartford County. Located just minutes
from I-84 and Route 9, the Health Center site, originally
selected in June 1962, has been an impressive presence in
the Farmington Valley. The 162 acre site is the home of the
John Dempsey Hospital, the School of Medicine, the School of
Dental Medicine and the Lyman Stowe Library which are
inter-dispersed amongst its 33 buildings. The design for the
original structure was completed by Kling Partnership of
Philadelphia after a competition in 1964.
During its construction, the Health Center was the
largest building project by the State of Connecticut in its
347 year history. The original building project, started in
May 1966, encompassed 1.2 million gross square feet (gsf).
Today, the buildings on campus encompass 1.8 million gsf and
the Health Center recently grew again with the recent
completion the Medical Arts and Research Building. In
addition to the structures on the campus, the Health Center
is also located around the state in East and West Hartford,
Simsbury and several locations around Farmington. With the
recently approved 21st Century UConn funding, the Health
Center will be adding a new 200,000 gsf research tower
scheduled for completion in 2009.
Original Construction Photos
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UConn Health Center Site |
C Building |
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John Dempsey Hospital |
Main Hospital Lobby |
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Aerial View of UConn Health Center |
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