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Boarding Cottage East

Building Name:
Boarding Cottage East
Alternate Names:
Kirkwood Hall; The Quarters
Historical Note:
The East Boarding Cottage was built in 1882 to accommodate additional students, reflecting the success of the Boarding Cottage West. The boarding house filled quickly, providing low-cost housing for students. A porch was added in 1886, and renovations completed in the 1890s expanded and updated the interior. In 1897, the East Boarding Cottage was converted into teacher housing, and in 1901, it became the football team's living quarters. Steam heat was included in 1905.
Year Built:
1882
Year Removed:
1907
Architect:
Prof. Belanger
Contractor:
V. Tomlinson
The East Boarding Cottage was built in 1882 to accommodate additional students, reflecting the success of the Boarding Cottage West. The boarding house filled quickly, providing low-cost housing for students. A porch was added in 1886, and renovations completed in the 1890s expanded and updated the interior. In 1897, the East Boarding Cottage was converted into teacher housing, and in 1901, it became the football team's living quarters. Steam heat was included in 1905.
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Photographs Containing Boarding Cottage East:
Aerial view of group...
View southwest from Main Building. The sidewalk leads to Chemical and Physical Laboratory, built in 1870 & 75, it burned in 1913. East and West Cottages, men's dormitories, are to the left of it. East Cottage, built in 1882, was later used as Training Quarters for athletes. It was torn down in 1907. West Cottage, built in 1880, was later used by the College hospital. It was torn down in 1934. In back of Chemical Hall is the Engineering Building, built 1883 & 1884. Later it was known as the Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Laboratory and now known as Mechanics Laboratory. To the right of Engineering Hall is the frame workshop, built in 1870. It was torn down in 1897. The house in the trees is the Marston Cottage which was torn down after Mrs. Marston's death in 1958 when it was almost surrounded by Friley Hall. Tennis courts and the football field supplanted the orchards.
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Views of Chemical Building,...
Campus buildings viewed from left to right: Chemical and Physical Laboratory, East Boarding Cottage, Alumni Hall, and Central Building (later known as Beardshear Hall). Alumni Hall and Central Building are under construction. There are people walking along the dirt paths, 1906.
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Photograph of Boarding Cottage...
Photograph of the east boarding cottage, also known as Kirkwood Hall. The front and side of the building are shown. It is a brick building with a porch on the outside. Leafless trees surround the building.
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Photograph of East and...
Photographs of the east and west boarding cottages. The east boarding cottage is on the left, and the west boarding cottage is on the right.
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Preferred Citation:
"Boarding Cottage East", Campus Cornerstones, Digital Scholarship and Initiatives
Reference Link:
https://digital.lib.iastate.edu/historic-buildings/items/buildingprofile0033.html
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