MacLean Hall was the third of four buildings erected to anchor the four corners of today's Pentacrest. Its cornerstone was laid in 1910 and over the years MacLean Hall has been the home of Physics, Astronomy, Mathematics, Statistics & Actuarial Sciences, an astronomical observatory, and even some the university's art studios. The predecessor of today's radio station WSUI was first set up in MacLean Hall. Today, MacLean Hall is the home of the Departments of Mathematics and Computer Science.
OLD GOLD MacLean Hall (center), Schaeffer Hall (left), Seamans Center (in the distance) and Old Capitol (right) - 1920 ~*~*~*~
Photos from the digital and print collection of the University of Iowa archives. Special thanks to the Dept. of Special Collections and Archives, University of Iowa Libraries
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Images of the Past: U of I during the Civil War - 1863 Old Hall of Physics (North Hall) - circa 1900 Laying the MacLean Hall cornerstone - 1910 The construction crews pauses for a group portrait - 1910 Prof. McBride leading the commencement processional - 1915 Military Review in front of MacLean Hall - 1918 Sharpshooters outside MacLean Hall - 1922 Foucault Pendulum in MacLean Hall - 1920s Night Commencement Ceremony - 1928 MacLean Hall auditorium - 1930s MacLean Hall Observatory - 1930s MacLean Hall Observatory - Another View "Atom Smasher" in MacLean Hall - 1948 5-inch telescope (purchased by U of I in 1874) on roof of MacLean Hall - 1963 "T"-type antenna for U of I's Clapp-Eastham 1 kw transmitter. While no photo has been found for the original 2 kw Clapp-Eastham transmitter used by U of I's radio station 9YA, the 1914 radio pictured here is from the same era and it gives you a sense of the radio technology used a century ago. The Clapp-Eastham Co. closed in 1929.
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Created October 4, 2010 - D. Slauson Revised April 1, 2013 |
