Not So Set In Stone
A History of the Macalester College Campus
About
Land and Legacy
Old Main
Student Housing
Student Unity
Wartime, Veterans, and Community
About
Land and Legacy
Old Main
Student Housing
Student Unity
Wartime, Veterans, and Community
Old Main
Old Main
traces the history of Macalester’s oldest and most symbolic building, from its construction during the college’s challenging early years to the demolition of the East Wing in 1986 and the building’s meaning today.
1883
Not the Only Old Main
1883
Money Troubles
1893
Rules and Breaking Them
1984
A Century's Worth of Change
1985
Old Main in a Precarious Position
1986
Demolition!
1988
Old Main's Legacy
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Wartime, Veterans, and Community
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