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| Institution Name: Macalester College
Original/Historic Place Name: Bell Tower
Location on Campus: next to Weyerhaeuser Hall
Date(s) of Construction and Designer(s): Type of Place: Individual building
Style(s): (Glossary)
Materials:
| Foundation: none specified | | Walls: none specified | | Roof: copper | | | Function:
| 1928-present (2007) | bell tower |
Significance: architecture, culture, education, religion
Landmark designation: Narrative: see below
References: see below |
Narrative:
The Bell Tower was a gift of the classes of 1927 and 1928 and was rebuilt in the mid 1990s. Over the years it has served as a meeting place and has been a landmark at the center of campus. The bell is rung for special events and at the start of the annual commencement exercises.
| References: | | I. Bibliographic sources: | Macalester College. Macalester College--A Century and Beyond. St. Paul, MN: Macalester College, 1985.
| | II. Location of other data: | | University: Facilities Management Office | |
