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The Pentacrest is the Old Capitol and a collection of four buildings on the campus of the University of Iowa that surround the Old Capitol — Jessup Hall, Macbride Hall, MacLean Hall, and Schaeffer Hall — on a four-block-sized parcel of land in Iowa City, Iowa.
Iowa Old Capitol Building, Iowa City, 1855. The University of Iowa was founded on February 25, 1847, just 59 days after Iowa was admitted to the Union.The Constitution of the State of Iowa refers to a State University to be established in Iowa City "without branches at any other place."
The Iowa Old Capitol Building is located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It was once the main government building for the state of Iowa, and it now stands as the most prominent landmark at the center of the University of Iowa's campus. The building was depicted on the 1946 Iowa Centennial commemorative half dollar. [3]
Iowa State University buildings and structures (1 C, 19 P) M. ... University and college buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa (27 P)
Pages in category "University of Iowa campus" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. ... Iowa Memorial Union; Iowa Old Capitol Building; K.
The Iowa State University campus contains over 160 buildings, several of which are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [1] Iowa State University 's campus, specifically its Central Campus, has been recognized as one of the nation's most beautiful and was listed as a "medallion site" by the American Society of Landscape ...
Iowa City's central business district developed adjacent to the Iowa Old Capitol Building and the main campus of the University of Iowa. This juxtaposition gives the area its energy with the overlap of university staff and students and the local community. [2]
To commemorate his contribution, the University of Iowa bestowed his name upon the building. This was not the only funding provided for the $34 million building; in 1991 the Iowa General Assembly approved $24 million in state revenue bonds to help offset the cost of the building project. Upon dedication, alumnus John Pappajohn was quoted as ...