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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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Title
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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
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Title
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Women's swimming pool and gymnasium, Iowa State Teachers College, Cedar Falls, Iowa, State College of Iowa, University of Northern Iowa, The Gymnasium, Gymnasium 2, East Gymnasium, Innovative Teaching and Technology Center
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Description
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Looking northeast at the swimming pool and East Gymnasium. East Gymnasium was completed in 1905 at a cost of $100,000. The swimming pool addition was completed in 1938 at a cost of $109,000. It was claimed that this was the first college pool west of the Mississippi. The Gymnasium served the campus as the sole physical education building until the West Gymnasium opened in 1925. The gymnasium was later renovated in 2006 to house the Innovative Teaching and Technology Center. Number 0B-H1951.
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Date Created
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1940
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PID
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grinnell:13278