Carver Hall is an academic building completed in 1969 at
Iowa State University
Iowa State University of Science and Technology (Iowa State University, Iowa State, or ISU) is a public land-grant research university in Ames, Iowa. Founded in 1858 as the Iowa Agricultural College and Model Farm, Iowa State became one of the ...
in
Ames, Iowa to accommodate rapid increases in enrollment. It is named for
George Washington Carver, who earned his bachelor's degree from
Iowa State University
Iowa State University of Science and Technology (Iowa State University, Iowa State, or ISU) is a public land-grant research university in Ames, Iowa. Founded in 1858 as the Iowa Agricultural College and Model Farm, Iowa State became one of the ...
in 1894 and his master's in 1896 and served on the Iowa State faculty.
George Washington Carver is best known for his exhaustive development of peanut products akin to
peanut butter. A statue of him created by the internationally acclaimed sculptor
Christian Petersen is displayed in a courtyard north of the building's lobby, to honor George Washington Carver's lifelong work in science and human relations.
Carver Hall originally housed the Colleges of
Liberal Arts & Sciences and
Business, and the Mathematics Department. Following the renovations to Old Botany, Liberal Arts & Sciences moved to its present location in
Catt Hall
Carrie Chapman Catt Hall is an administrative building completed in 1892, at Iowa State University which currently houses the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, and the Carrie Chapman Center ...
and thus opened additional classroom and office space for the College of Business and the Mathematics Department. In 2003, the College of Business moved to the Gerdin Business Building, leaving the Mathematics Department alone, although, many of the classrooms and lecture halls are used by the entire university.
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Iowa State University buildings and structures
1969 establishments in Iowa
University and college buildings completed in 1969