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Workshop

Building Name:
Workshop
Alternate Names:
Machine Shop; Engine House; Carpenter Shop; Wash House
Historical Note:
The Workshop was built in 1870 at the request of President Welch for a space large enough to accommodate students who take Mechanic Arts courses. The two-story structure included an engine house and two laundry rooms until it was moved in 1885, at which point the laundry rooms were torn down and rebuilt. By 1894, the building was called The Carpenter and Pattern Shop and had experienced several small additions. Concerns for the condition of the Workshop were raised in 1893, but the building was not removed until 1898, after the completion of Building 'A' and the Carpenter Shop.
Year Built:
1870
Year Removed:
1898
The Workshop was built in 1870 at the request of President Welch for a space large enough to accommodate students who take Mechanic Arts courses. The two-story structure included an engine house and two laundry rooms until it was moved in 1885, at which point the laundry rooms were torn down and rebuilt. By 1894, the building was called The Carpenter and Pattern Shop and had experienced several small additions. Concerns for the condition of the Workshop were raised in 1893, but the building was not removed until 1898, after the completion of Building 'A' and the Carpenter Shop.
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Photographs Containing Workshop:
Photograph of a snowy...
Photograph of a pathway cleared through the snow running east between the Farm House and Creamery, First (when it was probably known as the Farm Foreman’s Cottage) on the right (south side), and Landscape Architecture (when it was known as the Horse Barn) on the left (north side). Annotation: “Looking east Farm House on right, Horse Barn on left, after 1907 where the electric line turned north of Ag Hall & Margaret Hall.”
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Photograph of an arbor...
Photograph of an arbor with a barn behind it in the background. Annotation: “Summer House at Farm House. May 27, 1907.”
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Photograph of the Dinkey...
Photograph looking west at Dinkey tracks. To the right (north) the Theater Workshop (Judging Pavilion) and Landscape Architecture (Horse Barn, First) can be seen. The Farm House can be seen in the background to the left (south). Annotation: “Motor track looking west. Horse Barn (Land. Arch. Bldg.), theater pavilion on right. Farmhouse on left in background. n.d.”
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Photograph of the Landscape...
Photograph of the Landscape Architecture building (Horse Barn), with the Cattle Barn in the background and the Theater Workshop on the right. The view is looking northeast.
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Photograph of cows on...
Photograph of cows on a path with the Experiment Station Barn in the far left background and feeding shed in the close left background. A tall silo also appears in the photograph. The view is looking south.
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Photograph of cows on...
Photograph of cows on a path with the Theater Workshop (Judging Pavilion) in the right background. The view is looking south.
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Photograph of a group...
Photograph of a group of people standing with cattle in front of the Judging Pavilion. The horse barn is in the left background. The view is looking northwest.
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Photograph of the Experiment...
Photograph showing the barn complex at the Agricultural Experiment Station. It shows the Judging Pavilion, the Experiment Station Barn, the Cattle Barn, the current Theater Workshop, and the current Landscape Architecture building.
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Photograph of barn complex...
Photograph of a west-northwest view of the barn complex. It shows the horse and cattle barns, a pavilion, and an outbuilding, with fenced pastures in the foreground.
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Photograph of Shattuck Theatre...
Photograph of the Shattuck Theatre showing the exterior south doors and a signboard containing a poster for "Fiddler on the Roof."
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Photograph of people and...
Photograph of men and women showing four sheep outside the Shattuck Theatre.
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Photograph of Shattuck Theatre...
Photograph of the south doors of the Shattuck Theatre. There are trees and bushes without leaves in the foreground.
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Photograph of Shattuck Theatre...
Photograph of the south door of Shattuck Theatre, facing north-northwest. There are bushes to the right of the door and a sign to the left.
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Photograph of Shattuck Theatre,...
Annotation: "Judging beef cattle. Remodelled for theatre workshop."
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Photograph of Shattuck Theatre...
Photograph of the south doors of Shattuck Theatre. The doors are closed, and the sign above the door says "Jane Eyre."
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Photograph of Shattuck Theatre...
Photograph of the south doors of Shattuck Theatre. The doors are closed, and the sign above the door says "Jane Eyre."
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Photograph of Shattuck Theatre...
Eight photographs of Shattuck Theatree in the fall, taken from different angles.
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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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Old Chemistry building, Maples,...
This picture "taken about '70" probably was taken in 1876. Large building at right rear is the Main Building, built in 1868, with an additional wing built in 1871. It burned about the turn of the century, and was replaced by a new limestone building which was first known as Central and now is known as Beardshear Hall (after an early president). Beardshear is near center of present campus and is headquarters for the administration of the college as well as classroom building. Building in foreground is president's residence, built in 1869. At far left (rear) is the Maples, built in 1869, and now known as Music Hall, the headquarters of the music department. (It is only building visible in picture still standing.) In left center toward rear is Chemistry Building, built in 1870 with an addition in 1875. Smaller building behind Chemistry is not completely identified.
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Horse Barn
The brick Horse Barn on the left, built around 1900, with the Iowa Agricultural College Experiment Barn and the Judging Pavilion on the right. Two beef cattle are shown being led into the Pavilion as several men also approacch the area.
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Aerospace Laboratory, Foundry, Power...
This group of buildings includes the Aerospace Laboratory, Foundry, and Power Station. The Marston Water Tower is in the background.
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Photograph of the southwest...
Photograph of the southwest corner of Landscape Architecture when it was the Horse Barn. The Cattle Barn can be seen to the north (left), and the Theater Workshop (when it was the Judging Pavilion) can be seen to the east (right). Dinky tracks run along the south (foreground) of the buildings.
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Preferred Citation:
"Workshop", Campus Cornerstones, Digital Scholarship and Initiatives
Reference Link:
https://digital.lib.iastate.edu/historic-buildings/items/buildingprofile0039.html
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