Kober-Cogan Building Copper Time Capsule and Contents

On April 5, 2018, the demolition of the Kober-Cogan Building on the south side of Georgetown’s medical campus began. Opened in 1959, Kober-Cogan originally served as a dormitory and in 1961 became the University’s first coed dorm. This copper box, placed behind the building’s cornerstone as a time capsule during its construction, was retrieved during the demolition process.

Records in the University Archives document that time capsules were placed in a number of other campus buildings including McDonough Gymnasium and Lauinger Library.

Transfer from the Archives of Capital Projects, Planning and Facilities Management