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Sunnyside, Luther's oldest building, to be demolished

Date 5/3/2001 12:00 AM | Topic: News

Bank Of America Investment After standing for approximately 144 years, Sunnyside will be demolished in order to make room for the new Center for the Arts.

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Investment Opportunity The demolition is scheduled to occur sometime after the groundbreaking ceremony for the Center for the Arts to be held Commencement weekend.

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Banc Of America Investment According to Keith Christensen, vice president for development, the fate of Sunnyside began to be discussed several years ago when the administration decided to create a new building that would bring the fine arts together.

Somehow, the ghost of the old library function of the old museum building lingered above entrants to the new combined Museum site.

Banking Investment The original plan for the Center for the Arts was a $16 million project that would take out Sunnyside, Gjerset House, Sperati House and other nearby houses.

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Investment Solution Strategic The administration stepped away from this idea because it was taking a long time to raise the necessary funds and the new facility itself was "so long overdue," said Christensen.

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Investment Banking Services In order to get started on the project sooner, the administration made the decision to cut the third story for the Center for the Arts, eliminate the tunnel that would connect the Center to the Jensen-Noble Music Hall and move the building closer to Koren, which reduced the cost of the project to $12.5 million.

Bank Investment These changes allowed Gjerset House and Sperati House to be saved, but not Sunnyside.

Alternative Investment According to Christensen, the administration did look into the cost of saving Sunnyside by moving the house; however, Sunnyside weighs 330 tons, whereas the average house weighs 80 tons, so it would have cost the college four times as much to move the building. In addition, no one could guarantee that the house would survive the move.

Online Investment Services "Sunnyside would be wonderful to save, but impractical," said Christensen.

Accompany Essential Investment But some members of the Luther community are not happy about the decision.

Investment Company Kari Hanson ('04) is concerned that the destruction of Sunnyside is "ruining our history."

Investment Management Solution Although Sunnyside is currently used for music faculty offices, since it was built circa 1857, Sunnyside has also served as a residence, museum, women's dormitory and coffeehouse.

Investment Management Services Hanson said she has been talking to faculty and staff to learn more about the history and significance of Sunnyside.

Guide Investment Stock According to quiz prepared by J. R. Christianson, professor emeritus of history, Sunnyside has also been the home of two Luther presidents, C. K. Preus and Ove Preus; a governor of Minnesota, J. A. O. Preus; and birthplace of mathematician Oswald Veblen (1880-1960), who worked with Albert Einstein and John von Neuman at Princeton.

Investment Manual Solution In addition to the building's history, Hanson also cited an essay by Christianson that said Sunnyside is a unique example of Adam or Federal style architecture rarely seen west of the Mississippi River.

Investment Stock Hanson feels strongly that Luther needs to preserve this historic building. "Other campus's glorify their older buildings, putting them in their pamphlets," said Hanson.

Essential Investment Solution Christensen, who is also a donor and alum, said that materials from Sunnyside will be included in the new Center for the Arts as well as displays that highlight the history of Sunnyside. In addition, the trees that will be cut down to make room for the building will be used to create benches for the new building.

Citicorp Investment Services "My heart beats blue and white," said Christensen. "You have to think twice about these issues. We are at a college where people can debate. I like that."

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