The Council of Independent Colleges: Historic Campus Architecture Project

Boliou Memorial Art Building

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Boliou Hall (rear view), Carleton College

Boliou Hall (front facade), Carleton College

Institution Name: Carleton College
Original/Historic Place Name: Boliou Memorial Art Building
Location on Campus: 505 Goodsell Circle
Date(s) of Construction:

1949	original construction Magney, Tusler & Setter
1992	addition Cambridge Seven Associates, Inc.

Designer: Magney, Tusler & Setter; Cambridge Seven Associates Inc.
Type of Place: Individual building
Style: Modern/post-WWII, Contemporary (Glossary)
Significance: architecture
Narrative: see below
References: see below

Materials:

Foundation: stone

Walls: Kasota limestone

Roof: built-up asphalt

Function:

ca. 1949-present (2006)	museum (gallery space)
ca. 1949-present (2006)	academic department building (art studios)
ca. 1949-present (2006)	auditorium (small)
ca. 1949-present (2006)	faculty offices
ca. 1949-present (2006)	classrooms

Narrative:
Designed and built in 1949-1950, the Boliou Memorial Art Building was financed in part through a surprise gift of nearly $150,000 from George H. Boliou of Waltham, Minnesota. The first post-World War II building on campus, Boliou has also been described as Carleton's "first modern building" and its only "horizontal skyscraper". This first modern limestone building overlooking Lyman Lakes was designed by the Minneapolis firm of Magney, Tusler and Setter, with John Lindstrom as the partner in charge.

References:

Carleton College Database (2006). Carleton College Facilities, Management and Planning Office. Carleton College, Northfield, MN.

Headley, Leal A., and Merrill E. Jarchow. Carleton: The First Century. Northfield, MN: Carleton College, 1966.

Jarchow, Merrill E. Carleton Moves Confidently Into Its Second Century. Northfield, MN: Carleton College, 1992.

Jarchow, Merrill E. Educator, Idealist, Humanitarian, Donald J. Cowling. Northfield, MN: Carleton College, 1974.

Jarchow, Merrill E. In Search of Fulfillment: Episodes in the Life of D. Blake Steward. St. Paul, MN: North Central Publishing Company, 1974.

Jarchow, Merrill E. Private Liberal Arts Colleges in Minnesota: Their History and Contributions. Saint Paul, MN: Historical Society, 1973.

Jarchow, Merrill E., and David H. Porter. Carleton Remembered 1909-1986. Northfield, MN: Carleton College, 1987.

Leonard, Delvan L. The History of Carleton College. Chicago: Fleming H. Revell Company, 1904.

Pearson, Marjorie, and Charlene K. Roise, Carleton College Campus: An Historical Survey. Minneapolis, MN: Hess, Roise and Company, 2001.

Soth, Lauren. Architecture at Carleton: A Brief History and Guide. Northfield, MN: Carleton College, 1987.