PENTACREST

The 'Pentacrest' is a collection of five buildings on the campus of the University of Iowa — the Old Capitol, Jessup Hall, Macbride Hall, Maclean Hall, and Schaeffer Hall — on a four-block-sized parcel of land in Iowa City, Iowa.

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Description

History

References

External links

Description

The Pentacrest is the zero-point of the street grid of Iowa City. The axes are defined by Iowa Avenue and Capitol Street. The exact center is marked by the Iowa Old Capitol Building, which was used as the capitol of the Iowa Territory. (The current capital of the state of Iowa is Des Moines.)
The borders of the Pentacrest are Jefferson Street on the north, Washington Street on the south, Madison Street on the west, and Clinton Street on the east.

History

The Pentacrest was not always the Pentacrest. Other buildings have been located on the site. The present configuration is a relatively recent one, that was established during the 20th century. Calvin Hall once belonged to the Pentacrest, and was located where McBride Hall currently is. The decision was made that all buildings of the Pentacrest should be the same color, therefor Calvin Hall was moved intact across Jefferson Street and McBride Hall was built in its place.

References

1. National Register Information System

External links

★ Terraserver aerial photograph of the Iowa City Pentacrest

★ Google Maps of Pentracrest area