Scoville Memorial Library (Carleton College)

Scoville Memorial Library is a historic building on the campus of Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota, United States. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was the college's library until the current library was built in the 1950s. Until 2016 it housed several student support organizations and the Cinema and Media Studies department.[2] Currently the building is under intensive renovations and will soon house the Admissions and Financial Aid offices.[3]

This article is about the historic library in Northfield, Minnesota. For the public library in Salisbury, Connecticut, see Scoville Library.
Scoville Memorial Library-Carleton College
Scoville Memorial Library from the southeast
Scoville Memorial Library (Carleton College) is located in Minnesota
Scoville Memorial Library (Carleton College)
Scoville Memorial Library (Carleton College) is located in the United States
Scoville Memorial Library (Carleton College)
Location1st St., E. and College St.
Northfield, Minnesota
Coordinates44°27′36″N 93°9′20″W
Built1896
ArchitectPatton & Fisher; D.H. Lord
Architectural styleRichardsonian Romanesque
MPSRice County MRA
NRHP reference No.82003030[1]
Added to NRHPApril 6, 1982

It was built in 1896 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1982.[1]

The construction of this library "completed the historic core of buildings" on the Carleton College campus. Also NRHP-listed on the campus are Willis Hall, built 1868–72, and Goodsell Observatory, built 1887.[4]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Carleton College: Admissions: Scoville Hall". Retrieved 2012-09-30.
  3. "Scoville and Johnson House Renovations". Carleton.edu. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  4. Rice County MRA
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