Pentacrest

{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Pentacrest

| nrhp_type = hd

| nocat = yes

| image = Old capital iowa city.jpg

| caption = Old Capitol, center of the Pentacrest

| location = Bounded by Clinton, Madison, Jefferson, and Washington Sts. Iowa City, IA

| coordinates = {{coord|41|39|41|N|91|32|09|W|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = Iowa#USA

| area =

| built = 1842 (Old Capital), 1898

| architect = John F. Rague (Old Capital), Proudfoot, Bird & Rawson

| architecture = Beaux-Arts
Greek Revival

| added = March 29, 1978

| refnum = 78001230 {{NRISref|2007a}}

}}

The Pentacrest is the Old Capitol and a collection of four buildings on the campus of the University of Iowa that surround the Old Capitol — Jessup Hall, Macbride Hall, MacLean Hall, and Schaeffer Hall — on a four-block-sized parcel of land in Iowa City, Iowa. The Old Capital exhibits the Greek Revival style while the four buildings that surround it display Beaux-Arts architecture.

Description

The Pentacrest is a four-block park-like area including 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 first state capitol.{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=78001230}}|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Pentacrest |publisher=National Park Service|access-date=July 13, 2016|author=S.J. Klingensmith and M.H. Bowers |date=1977}} with {{NRHP url|id=78001230|photos=y|title=five photos from 1977 and before}}

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 Macbride Hall currently is. The decision was made that all buildings of the Pentacrest should be the same color; therefore, Calvin Hall was moved intact across Jefferson Street and Macbride Hall was built in its place.{{Cite web|url=http://spectator.uiowa.edu/2010/february/oldgold.html|title=Moving Calvin Hall: Rearranging the Pentacrest in Old Gold - Spectator@IOWA - Monthly News for UI Alumni and Friends - The University of Iowa|website=spectator.uiowa.edu|access-date=2016-11-13}}

File:Jessup Hall, University of Iowa, Clinton Street, Iowa City, IA - 54369496545.jpg|Jessup Hall

File:Macbride Hall, University of Iowa, Clinton Street, Iowa City, IA - 54369338028.jpg|Macbride Hall

File:MacLean Hall, University of Iowa, Clinton Street, Iowa City, IA - 54368226192.jpg|MacLean Hall

File:Schaeffer Hall, College of Liberal Arts, University of Iowa, Iowa City (36501051952).jpg|Schaeffer Hall

References

External links

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[http://webcam.iowa.uiowa.edu/live/ University of Iowa Pentacrest Webcam View]

Category:University and college buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa

Category:University of Iowa campus

Category:National Register of Historic Places in Iowa City, Iowa

Category:Historic districts in Iowa City, Iowa

Category:Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa