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Northrop Mall Historic District
The Northrop Mall Historic District is a historic district located at the University of Minnesota's east bank campus in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It covers buildings along Northrop Mall and in the surrounding area. The district was found eligible to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006, and was officially added in January 2018. Most of the buildings are connected by the Gopher Way; a tunnel and skyway network providing easy and direct enclosed pedestrian access. The district is roughly bounded by Pillsbury Drive SE to the north, East River Parkway to the west, Union Street SE to the east, and Delaware Street SE to the south. It is located directly south of the university's Old Campus Historic District.
The Mall was originally envisaged by architect Cass Gilbert in a 1908 plan. Funding for campus expansions that enabled construction of the Mall was largely credited to Minnesota Senator James Elwell.
Housed most of the university's English department until they moved to Pillsbury Hall. Currently, the building is home to the College of Science and Engineering, after a major renovation completed in 2023, providing 57,500 square feet of space for the Industrial and Systems Engineering department and additional space for the Computer Science & Engineering departments. Also inside the building is the Taylor Center, a study space which doubles as a computer lab, located in the former Engineering Library. The first floor contains a Starbucks restaurant.
One of the first University buildings in the country to be entirely devoted to Chemistry, and the first building to be constructed along what is now Northrop Mall, with work having begun in 1910. It was opened without its planned fourth floor and the west section still under construction. The building was fully completed in 1922 when funding was finally allocated for the remainder of the project. After a fire in the basement in 1959, the building required repair, and a full renovation later occurred in 1972. A second renovation, in 1987, added air conditioning. Currently, the building contains offices for the NSF Center for Sustainable Polymers.
Formerly the location of both the university's General College and College of Pharmacy; the building houses several student services, such as the Multicultural Center for Academic Excellence, the Aurora Center for Advocacy and Education, and the Gender and Sexuality Center for Queer and Trans Life. In April 2023, a deceased person was found inside a classroom within the building. While the individual had no relation to the university, they were able to gain entry due to the building being designed for public use, and as such, not requiring ID access during public hours. The incident has heightened requests for more security around campus.
Replaced Burton Hall as the main library of the university. In 1959, the building was named after Frank Keller Walter, the university librarian from 1921 to 1943. In 1999, construction began on a renovation, where it received technical upgrades and historical restorations, before reopening in 2002. Today, the building houses the College of Science and Engineering Library and Dean's Office, the Digital Technology and Media Centers, the Learning Resources Center, and the Minnesota Supercomputing Institute. It also features a small café in the basement, the Wise Owl Café, named in reference to the estimated 225 owl engravings in the library.
Built as an administration building and home to the Alumni Association until they moved to the McNamara Alumni Center.
On January 14, 1969, about seventy black students belonging to the Afro-American Action Committee occupied the building to protest the treatment of African Americans on campus and the absence of an African American studies department; the event becoming known as the "Morrill Hall Takeover". Entry to the building was blocked by the demonstrators, however the staff inside were allowed to leave. Though some office equipment was damaged and an angry white student attempted to force his way into the building, the protest was peaceful. Students Rose Mary Freeman, the president of the AAAC; Horace Huntley, the group's secretary; and Warren Tucker Jr., the leaders of the occupation, were indicted on charges of aggravated criminal damage to property, rioting, and unlawful assembly; the former two receiving a ninety-day suspended sentence and one-year probation, while the latter was acquitted. As a result of the event, many scholarships and programs for black students became available and the Department of Afro-American studies was created, becoming eventually known as the African American & African Studies department. In 2012, the Huntley House for African American Men, named after Horace Huntley, was opened by the university.
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Northrop Mall Historic District
The Northrop Mall Historic District is a historic district located at the University of Minnesota's east bank campus in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It covers buildings along Northrop Mall and in the surrounding area. The district was found eligible to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006, and was officially added in January 2018. Most of the buildings are connected by the Gopher Way; a tunnel and skyway network providing easy and direct enclosed pedestrian access. The district is roughly bounded by Pillsbury Drive SE to the north, East River Parkway to the west, Union Street SE to the east, and Delaware Street SE to the south. It is located directly south of the university's Old Campus Historic District.
The Mall was originally envisaged by architect Cass Gilbert in a 1908 plan. Funding for campus expansions that enabled construction of the Mall was largely credited to Minnesota Senator James Elwell.
Housed most of the university's English department until they moved to Pillsbury Hall. Currently, the building is home to the College of Science and Engineering, after a major renovation completed in 2023, providing 57,500 square feet of space for the Industrial and Systems Engineering department and additional space for the Computer Science & Engineering departments. Also inside the building is the Taylor Center, a study space which doubles as a computer lab, located in the former Engineering Library. The first floor contains a Starbucks restaurant.
One of the first University buildings in the country to be entirely devoted to Chemistry, and the first building to be constructed along what is now Northrop Mall, with work having begun in 1910. It was opened without its planned fourth floor and the west section still under construction. The building was fully completed in 1922 when funding was finally allocated for the remainder of the project. After a fire in the basement in 1959, the building required repair, and a full renovation later occurred in 1972. A second renovation, in 1987, added air conditioning. Currently, the building contains offices for the NSF Center for Sustainable Polymers.
Formerly the location of both the university's General College and College of Pharmacy; the building houses several student services, such as the Multicultural Center for Academic Excellence, the Aurora Center for Advocacy and Education, and the Gender and Sexuality Center for Queer and Trans Life. In April 2023, a deceased person was found inside a classroom within the building. While the individual had no relation to the university, they were able to gain entry due to the building being designed for public use, and as such, not requiring ID access during public hours. The incident has heightened requests for more security around campus.
Replaced Burton Hall as the main library of the university. In 1959, the building was named after Frank Keller Walter, the university librarian from 1921 to 1943. In 1999, construction began on a renovation, where it received technical upgrades and historical restorations, before reopening in 2002. Today, the building houses the College of Science and Engineering Library and Dean's Office, the Digital Technology and Media Centers, the Learning Resources Center, and the Minnesota Supercomputing Institute. It also features a small café in the basement, the Wise Owl Café, named in reference to the estimated 225 owl engravings in the library.
Built as an administration building and home to the Alumni Association until they moved to the McNamara Alumni Center.
On January 14, 1969, about seventy black students belonging to the Afro-American Action Committee occupied the building to protest the treatment of African Americans on campus and the absence of an African American studies department; the event becoming known as the "Morrill Hall Takeover". Entry to the building was blocked by the demonstrators, however the staff inside were allowed to leave. Though some office equipment was damaged and an angry white student attempted to force his way into the building, the protest was peaceful. Students Rose Mary Freeman, the president of the AAAC; Horace Huntley, the group's secretary; and Warren Tucker Jr., the leaders of the occupation, were indicted on charges of aggravated criminal damage to property, rioting, and unlawful assembly; the former two receiving a ninety-day suspended sentence and one-year probation, while the latter was acquitted. As a result of the event, many scholarships and programs for black students became available and the Department of Afro-American studies was created, becoming eventually known as the African American & African Studies department. In 2012, the Huntley House for African American Men, named after Horace Huntley, was opened by the university.