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Shinanomachi
Media Center
Kitasato Memorial
Medical Library

Groundbreaking	June 5, 1936
Completion	Oct 7, 1937
Site area	2,131,025m²
Building area	893,332m²
Stories	Two stories above ground and one below (Note: Two mezzanine floors in the stock)
Floor space	2,891,837m²
Eave height	14.85m
Construction	Reinforced concrete partially with steel
Exterior	Granite front (porch and stairs), frost tiles walls
Architectural style	Modern renaissance
Architect	Junken WADA
Builder	Shimizu-gumi
Building cost	238,856.39JPY
Contributions	300,160.12JPY

1936 Jun	Break ground funded by the Association of Building a Kitasato Memorial Medical Library
1937 Oct	Building completion / Kitasato Memorial Medical Library established
1944 Mar	Library officially donated to Keio Gijuku
1971 Apr	Name change to: Medical Information Center (Kitasato Memorial Medical Library)
1972 Apr	International Medical Information Center established Services partially transferred to the center
1988 Apr	Nursing College Library established
1991 Feb	Committee of Historical Materials at the School of Medicine formed
1993 Apr	Name change to: Medical Information and Media Center (Kitasato Memorial Medical Library)
2003 Mar	Nursing College Library closed
2004 Apr	Name changed to: Shinanomachi Media Center (Kitasato Memorial Medical Library)
2009 Jan	Kenko Joho Hiroba opened in Keio Hospital