by johnso24 | Aug 8, 2017 | Downtown Northfield
Scofield Building Hayes Scriven The first building located on the southeast corner of Division and Fifth Streets, a site now occupied by J. Grundy’s Rueb ‘N’ Stein, was the Jenkins House and Tavern. Herman Jenkins built the hotel in 1856 out of wood. It...
by johnso24 | Aug 8, 2017 | Carleton College
Sayles-Hill Leslie Moore Built in 1910 as a gymnasium that also housed a running track and swimming pool, Sayles-Hill was transformed in 1979 into the Carleton student center. The hub of campus life, it now contains a snack bar, bookstore, game room, post office,...
by johnso24 | Aug 8, 2017 | St. Olaf College
Rolvaag Memorial Library Cornerstone Emily Hoar The cornerstone of Rolvaag Memorial Library, now shrouded in a curtain of ivy, conceals an interesting past. Built entirely through the efforts of alumni and friends of St. Olaf College, the library held its cornerstone...
by johnso24 | Aug 8, 2017 | St. Olaf College
Pop Hill Ski Jump Jeff M. Sauve As the son of the chemistry department chair, Peter Agre spent many hours as a child in the 1950s playing on the St. Olaf College campus, including at the Pop Hill ski jump. Years later, Agre recounted those experiences: “In summer, we...
by johnso24 | Aug 8, 2017 | St. Olaf College
Pop Hill Caves Jeff M. Sauve The “devil at your doorstep” was how the St. Olaf College administration viewed a small brewery and beer garden once located directly behind Thorson Hall. In 1885, Adolph Grafmueller purchased the land adjoining Manitou Heights. He...
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