The Council of Independent Colleges: Historic Campus Architecture Project

Bishop Whipple Hall

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Bishop Whipple Hall, Concordia College (MN)

Institution Name: Concordia College (MN)
Original/Historic Place Name: Bishop Whipple School
Location on Campus:
Date(s) of Construction:

1882	original construction
1988-1989	renovation

Designer: unknown
Type of Place: Individual building
Style: Victorian, Other (Glossary)
Significance: architecture, education, history
Narrative: see below
References: see below

Materials:

Foundation: brick

Walls: brick

Roof: asphalt shingles

Function:

1882-1891	other (built originally as a preparatory school for Episcopalians)
1891-1988	residence hall (women's)
1989-present (2006)	academic department building (classical studies, German and Norwegian, and philosophy)

Narrative:
Built as a preparatory school in 1882, this building was named for the first Episcopal Bishop of Minnesota and purchased by Norwegian Lutherans in 1891 as the Main Building of newly founded Concordia College. As facilities were added, it was mainly used as a women's residence hall. The building was renovated in 1988-1989 to accommodate academic offices and classroom space for the departments of classical studies, German and Norwegian, and philosophy.

References:

Englehardt, Carroll. On Firm Foundation Grounded: The First Century of Concordia College (1891-1991). Moorhead, MN: Concordia College, 1991.