The Council of Independent Colleges: Historic Campus Architecture Project

Cornerstone

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Institution Name: Clarke College
Original/Historic Place Name: Cornerstone
Location on Campus: Eliza Kelly Hall campus
Date(s) of Construction:

2002	dedication in October Grivetti, Al

Designer: Al Grivetti
Type of Place: Landscape site
Style: (Glossary)
Significance: history, landscape
Narrative: see below
References: see below

Function:

2002-present (2006)

memorial site

Narrative:
The 2002/2003 academic year marked the college's 200th anniversary, as well as the anniversary of college founder Mary Frances Clarke's birth. To honor her and the heritage of the College, this monument was constructed and was dedicated November 1, 2002 (the anniversary of the origin of the BVM congregation of women religious). The cornerstone it contains is from the original campus building erected under the leadership of Mother Clarke.
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References:

Mulholland, Mary Ambrose. Clarke Lives! Dubuque, IA: Clarke College, 1993.