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Myers Hall, Carleton College


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Myers Hall. Photo Courtesy Carleton College Archives. 
Name of Building/Site:
Myers Hall, Carleton College

Building/Site Address:
10 Olin Drive (approximate address)
Northfield, MN 55057

Latitude: 44°27'38.3"N
Longitude: 93°09'02.6"W

Designation:
None apply

Primary Classification:
Dormitory

Secondary Classification: 
Education, College

Current Condition: 
In use as college dormitory

How to Visit: 
The building is on a private college campus.

Style: 
Modernist, neo-formalist

Summary:
Myers Hall is one of 6 buildings that Yamasaki & Associates contributed to Carleton’s campus between 1958-1966. The original building was completed in 1958 according to designs by Magney, Tusler & Setter of Minneapolis. Yamasaki & Associates completed the fourth story addition in 1961.

Commission Date:
1956 - commission for Magney, Tusler & Setter

Completion Date:
1958, original building opens. 1961, fourth floor addition

Architectural and Other Designer(s):
Original building: Magney, Tusler & Setter
​4th floor addition: Yamasaki & Associates, Minoru Yamasaki

REFERENCES:

Gyure, Dale Allen. “Minoru Yamasaki (1912-1986).” The Architectural Review, Reputations vertical. 21 February 2019. https://www.architectural-review.com/essays/reputations/minoru-yamasaki-1912-1986/10040173.article

Gyure, Dale Allen. “Reconsidering the Legacy of Minoru Yamasaki.” Saving Places blog, National Trust for Historic Preservation. 9 May 2018. https://savingplaces.org/stories/reconsidering-the-legacy-of-minoru-yamasaki#.XwN4YyhKiUl

Hoekstra, Joel. “The Builder.” Carleton College Voice (Winter 2015).
https://apps.carleton.edu/voice/?story_id=1244717&issue_id=1198761


Recorder Name: Mary Begley
Recorder Date: August, 2020
Recorder Affiliation: Docomomo US/MN

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