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A.R.H., Alumni Recitation Hall, [Grinnell College], Grinnell, Iowa
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Description
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Looking northwest from central campus. A.R.H. was dedicated on November 24, 1916, the three-story Tudor-style building with Gothic features was part of a campus-wide modernization effort prompted by rising enrollment. Number 21162.
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1940
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PID
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grinnell:13937
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Blair Hall, [Grinnell College], Grinnell, Iowa
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Looking northeast. Blair Hall was constructed in 1882-1886, razed in 1961. Cost was $37,200 excluding grading and landscaping. Orignally housed the college chapel, the departments of chemistry, natural science, mathematics, and physics. Number 9911.
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Date Created
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1940
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PID
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grinnell:14546
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Campanile, Iowa State College, Ames, Iowa
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Description
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Construction of the Campanile was completed in 1898 in memoriam of Margaret MacDonald Stanton, first dean of women, and the first bells were placed in the Campanile in 1899. Later in 1920, when Mrs. Stanton's husband, Edgar W. Stanton, 4-time acting president of Iowa State University, died, the university installed a musical instrument in the structure known as the Edgar W. and Margaret MacDonald Stanton Memorial Carillon.
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Date Created
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1940
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PID
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grinnell:14450
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Goodnow Hall, Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa
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Looking northeast with Steiner Hall in background. Goodnow Hall was constructed in 1885, costing $15,700 excluding telescope ($2,125) and book stacks. Originally served as college library and astronomical observatory. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Number 20897. Series 26.
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Date Created
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1940
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grinnell:14540
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Lawther Hall for Women, Iowa State Teachers College, Cedar Falls, Iowa, University of Northern Iowa, State College of Iowa, Iowa State Normal School, Resident Hall, West Hall
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Description
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Looking northeast at the new dormitory, called sucessively The Addition to Bartlett Hall, The Residence Hall, West Hall, and Lawther Hall opened with an occupancy of 293 women for the summer 1940 term. It was built at a cost of $400,000. Number OB-H1950.
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Date Created
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1940
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PID
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grinnell:13583