Cook Carillon Tower

The Cook Carillon Tower is a 10-story-tall carillon-clock tower located in the center of the Grand Valley State University-Allendale campus in Allendale, Michigan. The tower and carillon were built in 1994 with help from generous donations by Peter C. and Pat Cook for which it is named. The tower is considered to be a major icon of both the university and its campus and creates a notable central focal point on the Allendale campus.[1][2][3]

Cook Carillon Tower
Cook Carillon Tower at Grand Valley State University-Allendale campus
General information
TypeCarillon
LocationCenter of Allendale campus
Grand Valley State University
Coordinates42.963425°N 85.888595°W / 42.963425; -85.888595
Named forPeter C. and Pat Cook
Completed1994
Dimensions
Other dimensions48 bells in carillon

The 48 carillon bells are cast of bronze by the Royal Eijsbouts bell foundry and Tower-clock Makers of the Netherlands. The largest bell weighs around 3,000 pounds and the smallest at just 14 pounds with sizes ranging from 51.7 to 7.5 inches. The tower itself is made of brick and stone.[1][3][4]

The carillon chimes at every quarter-hour throughout the day on a set computerized play system playing the Whittington chimes. The carillon also automatically plays the university's alma mater, "Hail to Thee, Grand Valley" after the noon chimes. However, the bells are also connected to a keyboard and playing chamber located in the middle of the tower, from which a carillonneur can play.[1]

GVSU also has another carillon, the Beckering Family Carillon Tower, located on the Pew campus in Grand Rapids, Michigan.[5]

See also

References
  1. "The Campuses - Allendale campus". Grand Valley State University. Retrieved June 27, 2010.
  2. "Carillons". World Carillon Federation. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
  3. "Cook Carillon Tower - Building Legacies". Grand Valley State University. Archived from the original on June 9, 2011. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
  4. "Cook Carillon Tower". GCNA. Archived from the original on September 2, 2010. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
  5. "Beckering Family Carillon Tower - Building Legacies". Grand Valley State University. Archived from the original on June 9, 2011. Retrieved June 30, 2010.


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