Detail View: Archivision Base to Module 9: Cornell University: McGraw Tower
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Preferred Title:
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Cornell University: McGraw Tower
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Alternate Title:
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Jennie McGraw Clocktower
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Image View:
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Detail of base of tower; view of outdoor seating area on south side of Uris Library
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Creator:
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William H. Miller (American architect, 1848-1922)
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Location:
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site: Cornell University (Ithaca, New York, United States)
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Location Note:
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Next to Uris Library on the Arts Quad
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GPS:
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+42.447543-76.485061
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Date:
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1891 (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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American
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Style Period:
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Nineteenth century; Romanesque Revival
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Work Type 1:
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campanile
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Work Type 2:
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clock tower
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Classification:
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architecture
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Material:
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Portage Redstone (sandstone)
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Technique:
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construction (assembling)
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Measurements:
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173 ft (height)
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Subjects:
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architecture; music; timekeeping
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Description:
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William Henry Miller was the first graduate (1872) of the architecture school at Cornell University, studying under Cornell President Andrew D. White. The tower is home to the Cornell Chimes. The original nine bells rang at the University's opening ceremonies October 7, 1868. Those nine bells were donated by Jennie McGraw and have now been expanded to 21. In 1891, they were moved to their permanent home atop McGraw Tower. The tower is also home to an office, museum, practice room, and a restored 1875 Seth Thomas clock with a 14-foot pendulum. In 1997, the tower garnered national media attention when late-night pranksters adorned the tower's spire with what turned out to be a hollowed-out pumpkin. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page)
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Collection:
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Archivision Addition Module Six
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Identifier:
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1A2-US-NY-I-CU-F4
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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