by johnso24 | Aug 4, 2017 | Carleton College
Great Hall Leslie Moore Built in 1928, Severance Hall completed the u-shaped set of dormitories (Davis, Burton, and Severance) that housed male students. This collection of collegiate Gothic buildings, tucked behind Scoville Library on the south and Willis Hall on the...
by johnso24 | Aug 4, 2017 | Carleton College
Goodsell Observatory Ben Weiss On June 2, 2010, student pranksters transformed Goodsell Observatory into a giant replica of R2D2 (a character from the acclaimed Star Wars universe). Using a virtual scale model of Goodsell for precise measurements, the students painted...
by johnso24 | Aug 4, 2017 | Carleton College
Farm House Leslie Moore To attract extra help with the weeding each spring, Farm House, the sustainable-living interest house, hosts an event known as “Farmstock.” The well-known, popular event began in 1982. During the day students come and get their hands dirty...
by johnso24 | Aug 4, 2017 | Downtown Northfield
Ebel Block Joy Riggs The area on the west bank of the Cannon River where the Ebel Block is located was once a thriving commercial district that contained dozens of stores and service businesses. But when automobile travel replaced passenger train travel in the 1950s,...
by johnso24 | Aug 4, 2017 | Carleton College
Dacie Moses House Leslie Moore Dacie Moses was loved by generations of Carleton students who greatly appreciated her kindness, wisdom, and patience. She took the time to listen to young people and welcomed them like family. Dacie’s one rule was that there would be no...
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