Coffman Memorial Union

Coffman Memorial Union is a student union on the East Bank campus of the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. Situated near the Mississippi River, Coffman anchors the south end of Northrop Mall, a grassy area at the center of campus that is bordered by the University's physics, mathematics, chemistry, and administration buildings, plus Walter Library and Northrop Auditorium.

Photo: Gephart, Public domain.

Type: University building
Description: student activity center at the University of Minnesota
Also known as: “CMU”
Address: 300 Southeast Washington Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55455

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Weisman Art Museum and M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center.

Weisman Art Museum

Museum

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Weisman Art Museum is an art museum at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Founded in 1934 as University Gallery, the museum was originally housed in an upper floor of the university's Northrop Auditorium. Weisman Art Museum is situated 450 feet west of Coffman Memorial Union.

M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center

Hospital

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M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center previously known as University of Minnesota Medical Center, is a 1,700-bed non-profit, tertiary, research and academic medical center located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, servicing the entire region. M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center is situated 1,200 feet southeast of Coffman Memorial Union.

East Bank station

Railway station

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East Bank station is a light rail station along the Green Line in Minneapolis, Minnesota, located on Washington Avenue on the East Bank campus of the University of Minnesota. East Bank station is situated 1,100 feet east of Coffman Memorial Union.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include University and Stadium Village.

University

Neighborhood

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University is a neighborhood within the greater University community in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is almost completely occupied by the Minneapolis campus of the University of Minnesota, hence the name.

Stadium Village

Quarter

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Stadium Village is an area of Minneapolis, Minnesota near the East Bank campus of the University of Minnesota. While not an official neighborhood of Minneapolis, the area is an important commercial district that serves university students with many bars and restaurants.

Dinkytown

Quarter

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Dinkytown is an historic commercial hub in Minneapolis's Marcy-Holmes neighborhood, centered at 14th Avenue and 4th Street SE. Located immediately north of the University of Minnesota's East Bank campus, the district spans several city blocks packed with independent businesses, restaurants, and student apartments.

Coffman Memorial Union

Categories: built structure, building, and education
Location: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Twin Cities, Minnesota, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

44.97282° or 44° 58′ 22″ north

Longitude

-93.23535° or 93° 14′ 7″ west

Inception

1939

Levels

Wheelchair access

yes

Operator

University of Minnesota

Open location code

86P8XQF7+4V

OpenStreetMap ID

way 30056874

OpenStreetMap feature

building=university

Wikidata ID

Q5141029

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In Other Languages

“Coffman Memorial Union” goes by many names.

Chinese: “科夫曼楼”

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