Exterior view of the American House. This was built as a hotel, but never housed any guests. It became one of the first buildings on the Carleton College campus.
This brief biography of an historic building in Northfield traces its many different uses - Formerly the Y.M.C.A. Building, the Community Building, the City Hall - culminating in the transformation into the home of the Arts Guild. Written by Kirk Jeffrey, a Carleton history professor, it is an authoritative and well-written account of a beloved building.
The plan shows the original plan of the Chapel at Carleton College was located in the north of the campus. Administration and museum facing First Street.The plan also shows girls' dormitory facing First Street and Nevada Street; boys' dormitory located between Union Street and First Street. Scale: one inch equals one hundred feet.
View of some of the early buildings on the Carleton College campus, including Pancake Hall and Lord House, Northfield, Minnesota. Pancake Hall was a Carleton College residence.
The grading plan for Carleton College shows the location between Nevada Street, First Street, and Second Street. Dated April, 1921. Scale 1 inch equals to 40 feet.
The group plan shows: 1) main quadrangle at the left, and 2) women's quadrangle at the right. Right top and right bottom corner is torn. Caption on the left top: "Complete scheme of heating to all campus buildings on main and women's quadrangles." Scale: 1 inch equals to 50 feet. Drawing number 3, March 1, 1917.
Group plan of Carleton College was hand-illustrated and drawn. The plan shows: 1) main quadrangle at the left, and 2) women's quadrangle at the right. Right top and right bottom corner were torn. Caption on the left top: Complete scheme of heating to all campus buildings on main and women's quadrangles. Scale 1 inch equals to 50 feet. Drawing no. 3, March 1, 1917. Revised March 29, 1919 & April 25, 1919.
The group plan of Carleton College shows: 1) main quadrangle at the left, and 2) women's quadrangle at the right. Drawing number 3, March 1, 1917, received March. 29, 1919. Scale: 1 inch equals to 50 feet.