{"id":273,"date":"2017-08-04T09:30:52","date_gmt":"2017-08-04T14:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/nfldhist\/?p=273"},"modified":"2018-12-10T15:15:31","modified_gmt":"2018-12-10T21:15:31","slug":"chaney-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/nfldhist\/chaney-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Chaney House"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Chaney House<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>

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Ben Weiss<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>

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In 1992, Carleton student Jimmy Chin\u2014now an internationally recognized climber, mountaineer, skier, director, and photographer\u2014signed up for a climbing trip to Joshua Tree, California. He was an immediate natural. While others warily inspected their first climbs, he launched up the rock with gusto. Before the trip was over, he was already attempting more challenging routes.<\/p>\n

Jimmy Chin\u2019s legacy of outstanding rock climbing and outdoorsmanship lives on through Chaney House, a current student interest house for outdoor enthusiasts. However, Chaney House was not always designated as Carleton\u2019s outdoor activities residence. Built in 1871 and owned by William Watson for many years, it was eventually deeded to George K. Dike in 1899. In 1940, Carleton College bought the house and used it to accommodate female students during World War II. It then served as faculty rental residences until 1973 when it became student housing again.<\/p>\n

The building was named after Lucian Chaney, a Carleton alum whose work in the early twentieth-century U.S. Department of Labor greatly enhanced safety conditions in the iron and steel industry. Until 1986, Chaney House served as the Arts Interest House, where students would gather in the living room to watch ten to fifteen miscellaneous one-act plays by amateur student performers. Since 1986, Chaney House has hosted various student interest communities such as the Outdoor Activities House, Womyn\u2019s Awareness House, International House, and Green House.<\/p>\n

Currently, Chaney House is known as CANOE (Carleton Association of Nature and Outdoor Enthusiasts) House. With canoes in the back and weekly CANOE meetings, it continues to serve as an important gathering place for student outdoor enthusiasts.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>

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Students Eating on the Porch of Chaney<\/h3>

Chaney House’s front porch is a great spot for outdoor dinners, chatting with friends, and doing homework.<\/p><\/div>

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Stained Glass<\/h3>

Like other Victorian houses in Northfield, Chaney House has some beautiful stained glass windows. The nature scenes found in these windows facing Maple Street are fitting for an outdoor adventuring interest house.<\/p><\/div>

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A Student Carrying a Canoe Across Campus<\/h3>

Carleton Association for Nature and Outdoor Enthusiasts (CANOE) leads free outdoor trips like canoeing, hiking, and rock climbing for students each weekend of the school year.<\/p><\/div>

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Chaney House<\/h3>

Chaney House is unique for its tall narrow windows on both the first and second floors.<\/p><\/div>

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Jimmy Chin<\/h3>

Jimmy Chin, the man in the blue jacket, discovered his love for outdoor adventures at Carleton and has since been on climbing and ski-mountaineering expeditions around the world.<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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