The Iowa State University campus contains over 160 buildings, several of which are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.It's a Fact: Iowa State University . Iowa State University website. Iowa State University's campus, specifically its Central Campus, has been recognized as one of the nation's most beautiful and was listed as a "medallion site" by the American Society of Landscape Architects in 1999.

Campus

Iowa State's main campus features 490 acres of trees, plants and classically designed buildings. The concept of an open central campus encircled by buildings, was the vision of Iowa State's first president, Adonijah Welch. The campus is dominated by a large 20 acre central lawn known as Central Campus. Along with the University of Virginia and Yale University, ISU's central campus was listed as a "medallion site" by the American Society of Landscape Architects in 1999. It was listed as one of 25 most beautiful sites in the United States in the book The Campus as a Work of Art.

Fountain of Four Seasons

The fountain was sculpted by Christian Petersen in 1941 after a request from Iowa State President Charles Friley. The previous fountain was a vertical water tower on which students would place toilet seats. President Friley hoped that with a new, beautiful fountain, students would no longer make jokes of it.

Lake LaVerne

Named for LaVerne W. Noyes, who graduated in 1872, and also donated the funds to see that Alumni Hall could be completed after sitting unfinished and unused from 1905 to 1907. Lake LaVerne is located west of the Memorial Union and south of Alumni Hall, Carver Hall, and Music Hall. The lake was a gift from Noyes in 1916.

Lake LaVerne is the home of two mute swans named Sir Lancelot and Elaine, donated to Iowa State by VEISHEA 1935.Swans from the Iowa State Library's special exhibits section In 1944, 1970, and 1971 cygnets (baby swans) made their home on Lake LaVerne. Previously Sir Lancelot and Elaine were trumpeter swans but were too aggressive and in 1999 were replaced with two mute swans. In early 2002 Sir Lancelot suffered a broken foot from chasing a campus lawnmower. Sir Lancelot underwent surgery at Iowa State's College of Veterinary Medicine, but after months of physical therapy efforts in returning him to Lake LaVerne were unsuccessful. Early spring 2003 Lake LaVerne welcomed is new and current mute swan duo. However, in support of DNR efforts to re-establish the trumpeter swans in Iowa, university officials avoided bringing breeding pairs of male and female mute swans to Iowa State which means the current Sir Lancelot and Elaine are both female.

Marston Water Tower

Iowa State is the home of the first elevated steel water tank west of the Mississippi River. Named the Marston Water Tower, it was erected in 1897 under the supervision and design of Anson Marston and his assistant Elmina Wilson. The water tower was constructed due to a severe water shortage in 1895 that forced cancellation of classes. In 1978, the water tower was disconnected when the university switched to municipal water. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on May 27, 1982, and restored in 1987.

The water tower stands tall on an octagonal base. The tank holds 162,000 US gallons (613 m3) and is in diameter and tall. When full, the of water would weigh 2,050 t.

Reiman Gardens

Roy Reiman is a 1957 graduate of Iowa State in agriculture journalism and he is the founder of Reiman Publications. The Reiman Gardens are named for Roy and his wife Bobbi who donated $1.3 million to begin their development. Located south of Jack Trice Stadium. Opened in 1995, the gardens have grown to become the largest public garden in the state. The popular Christina Reiman Butterfly Wing was opened in November 2002.

Veenker Memorial Golf Course

Named for George F. Veenker, head football coach at Iowa State from 1931 to 1936. He was also athletic director from 1933 until 1945. The golf course was completed in 1938 and given its current name in 1959.

Research farm The Western Iowa Experimental Farm is to be found in Castana.

Current buildings

This is an incomplete listing of buildings at Iowa State University. Click on the building title for additional building information.

"A"Building Year Square footage Named for Occupied by Picture Administrative Services Building 1998 47,861 IT Services Agronomy Hall 1952 262,568 Agronomy, Environmental Science, Meteorology

The ISU Alumni Center was completed in the fall 2008 as an $11.2 million, facility, built to house Iowa State University's Alumni Association and Student Alumni Leadership Council. 2008 34,500 Alumni Association Originally named "Duplex C", the Andrews-Richards house was built in 1955–1956 and was used to help home economic students learn how to manage their time, money and other resources to become good homemakers.

"Duplex C" was renamed "Richards House" in 1957 for Ellen H. Richards, who was the first president of the American Home Economics Association (AHEA). In 1962, the east side kept the name "Richards", while the west side was named for Benjamin R. Andrews, an editor for the AHEA in the early 1900s. The building is now named "Andrews-Richards House". 1956 8,811 Ellen H. RichardsBenjamin R. Andrews Human Services Applied Science I 1965 49,704 Microelectronics Research Center Applied Science II 1990 48,145 Center for Nondestructive Evaluation Applied Science III 1994 12,374 Center for Nondestructive Evaluation The original Armory was built in 1920–21. On the night of December 16, 1922, the Armory was gutted by a major fire. Rebuilding was completed in the spring of 1924. Basketball games were held in the Armory from 1946 to the opening of Hilton Coliseum in 1971.

Departments in the Armory: Air Force Aeronautical Studies Architecture Art/Design Landscape Architecture Military Science Naval Science Public Safety (Police and Parking divisions) 1924 89,563 Public Safety, Military Science, Art/Design Named for John Vincent Atanasoff, who is recognized as the inventor of the digital computer. Atanasoff Hall was built in 1969 and known as the Computer Science Building. It was given its current name in 1988.

Departments in Atanasoff Hall: Computer Science 1969 39,451 John Vincent Atanasoff Computer Science "B" Building Year Square-footage Named for Occupied by Picture Named for Clara Barton (1821–1912), the founder of the American Red Cross. Barton Hall was built in 1918 as South Hall and renamed in 1928. It has a maximum capacity of 98 students, making it the smallest dormitory on campus at the present time. Due to its small size, it was once closed by the university to save money, but the displaced residents of the building, especially of the bottom two floors called Anders House, were so fond of the building they successfully petitioned the university administration to reopen it for them. 1918 23,769 Clara Barton Residency

When a fire destroyed the "Old Main" building in 1902, it was determined that a new administration building was needed and the location of Old Main was the best location. As a result of the fire to Old Main, fireproofing the new building was a high priority. Fireproof buff Bedford stones were used extensively in the construction of the new Central Building. Massive scagliola columns were used in the interior, columns so like marble that even experts were deceived. The building materials were so fireproof that only the hardwood furniture was capable of burning.

The building was constructed in 1906 and was built completely out of stone and brick. Today, Beardshear Hall holds the following offices:

President Vice-president Treasurer Secretary Registrar Student financial aid Provost 1906 104,209 William Miller Beardshear University Administration

The Steve and Debbie Bergstrom Indoor Training Facility opened in March 2004. It is a multi-purpose, indoor practice facility. Inside the facility is a full-sized Astro turf football field. Though typically associated with football, it is also used for practice by the softball and soccer teams, as well as community events. The building sits just northwest of Jack Trice Stadium and is part of the Johnny Majors Practice Complex. The facility cost $9.6 million to build and was funded by private gifts to the athletic department and ISU Foundation. 2004 88,195 Steve and Debbie Bergstrom Athletics Named for Charles E. Bessey, one of Iowa State's original professors. He taught at the college from 1870 to 1884. In 1963, the Iowa General Assembly appropriated funds to build a "Plant Industry Building" and was open for use in 1967. Included in the design of Bessey Hall was a near full-sized greenhouse on the roof.

Departments in Bessey Hall: Botany Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology Natural Resource Ecology & Management (Animal Ecology and Forestry) Plant Pathology Plant Sciences Institute 1967 167,867 Charles E. Bessey Botany, Ecology

Beyer Hall is home to Iowa State's women's swimming and diving team and women's gymnastics team (men's swimming and diving and gymnastics teams have been discontinued at Iowa State). The swimming and diving team practices and holds competition in the Beyer Pool, a six-lane, T-shaped, 25-yard competitive pool with an attached diving well, and seating for approximately 800 spectators. The Beyer Pool has hosted the 1963 and 1971 NCAA meets, as well as numerous conference championships. Though the gymnastics team competes in Hilton Coliseum, they practice across the hall from Beyer Pool in the Amy and Dennis Pyle Family Gymnastics Facility. Renovated in 2002, the practice facility is used by collegiate and elementary athletes alike. 1964 122,504 Athletics, Recreational Services Biorenewables Research Center 2010 72,979 Biorenewables Research Birch Hall 1923 40,574 Residency Named for Henry M. Black, a 1929 graduate of Iowa State and head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering from 1946 to 1972.

Departments in Black Engineering Building: Mechanical Engineering Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering 1985 117,941 Henry M. Black Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Buchanan Hall 1964 94,573 Residency "C" Building Year completed Square-footage Named for Occupied by Picture

The campanile was constructed in 1897–1898 as a memorial to Margaret MacDonald Stanton, Iowa State's first dean of women, who died on July 25, 1895. The tower is located on ISU's central campus, just north of the Memorial Union (Iowa State University). The site was selected by Margaret's husband, Edgar W. Stanton, with the help of then-university president William M. Beardshear. The campanile stands tall on a 16 by 16-foot (5 by 5 m) base, and cost $6,510.20 to construct.Iowa State University Library. "History of the Campanile "

The campanile is widely seen as one of the major symbols of Iowa State University. It is featured prominently on the university's official ringIowa State University Alumni Association. "Ring Symbolism" and the university's mace,Iowa State University Alumni Association. "Official University Mace" and is also the subject of the university's alma mater ("The Bells of Iowa State"). 1898 755 Music