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Landscape Architecture

Building Name:
Landscape Architecture
Alternate Names:
Horse Barn
Historical Note:
The Landscape Architecture building was constructed in 1900 as a Horse Barn and Livestock Judging Pavilion to support the expanding agricultural programs. It served its original function for nearly 30 years before being remodeled into the headquarters for Landscape Architecture in 1930. The building remained in use by the Landscape Architecture Department until 1978, and the space was later used for agronomy and journalism overflow.
Year Built:
1900
Architect:
Liebbe, Nourse, & Rasmussen
Contractor:
Maine & McKee
More Information:
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The Landscape Architecture building was constructed in 1900 as a Horse Barn and Livestock Judging Pavilion to support the expanding agricultural programs. It served its original function for nearly 30 years before being remodeled into the headquarters for Landscape Architecture in 1930. The building remained in use by the Landscape Architecture Department until 1978, and the space was later used for agronomy and journalism overflow.
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Photographs Containing Landscape Architecture: (19 Items)
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 the front...
Photograph of the front of the Farm House showing the lawn in front of the house. Annotation: "Farm House, Horse & Cattle barns in background on right. n.d."
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Photograph of the south...
Photograph of the south side of the Farm House showing the front porch. The Cattle Barn, First can be seen in the background to the right (north-east) of the Farm House. Annotation: “Farm House. Cattle barns in background. Sept. 22, 1905 from south.”
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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 the Horse...
Photograph of the south and wet elevations of the Horse Barn (Landscape Architecture) on the right and the Cattle Barn in the background. The view is looking northeast. Leafless trees appear in the foreground.
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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 Cattle...
Annotation: "College barns picture no. 3."
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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 the Cattle...
Photograph showing the Cattle Barn, the Horse Barn, and farm area, looking north-northeast. A person walks with two horses beside the barn.
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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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Horse Barn and Old...
To the left of the Horse Barn is shown a teamster driving a draft team past the Old Cattle Barn.
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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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Photograph of the west...
Photograph showing three people outside the entrance to Landscape Architecture.
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Photograph of the Horse...
Photograph showing three people walking east along the Dinky tracks as they pass by Landscape Architecture when it was the Horse Barn.
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Photograph of the southwest...
Left to Right: Landscape Architecture, Theater-Workshop, Experiment Station Barn, and Agronomy Farm Crops Laboratory. Looking east-northeast.
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Photograph of the west...
Photograph showing a person standing outside the entrance to Landscape Architecture.
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Aerial view of Margaret...
1918 or 1919. Margaret Hall, Botany Hall, Morrill Hall, Bookstore, Exp. Sta. Barn, Farm House, Mortensen House, Corner of Ag Hall (Curtiss).
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Preferred Citation:
"Landscape Architecture", Campus Cornerstones, Digital Scholarship and Initiatives
Reference Link:
https://digital.lib.iastate.edu/projects/campuscornerstones/items/buildingprofile0050.html
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