Carver Hall
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Carver Hall is an academic building completed in 1969 at Iowa State University
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
in 1894 and his master's in 1896 and served on the Iowa State faculty. George Washington Carver
is best known as the inventor of 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 life-long 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
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.
Iowa State University
Iowa State University of Science and Technology, more commonly known as Iowa State University , is a public land-grant and space-grant research university located in Ames, Iowa, United States. Iowa State has produced astronauts, scientists, and Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners, along with a host of...
in Ames, Iowa
Ames, Iowa
Ames is a city located in the central part of the U.S. state of Iowa in Story County, and approximately north of Des Moines. The U.S. Census Bureau designates that Ames, Iowa metropolitan statistical area as encompassing all of Story County, and which, when combined with the Boone, Iowa...
to accommodate rapid increases in enrollment. It is named for George Washington Carver
George Washington Carver
George Washington Carver , was an American scientist, botanist, educator, and inventor. The exact day and year of his birth are unknown; he is believed to have been born into slavery in Missouri in January 1864....
, who earned his bachelor's degree from Iowa State University
Iowa State University
Iowa State University of Science and Technology, more commonly known as Iowa State University , is a public land-grant and space-grant research university located in Ames, Iowa, United States. Iowa State has produced astronauts, scientists, and Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners, along with a host of...
in 1894 and his master's in 1896 and served on the Iowa State faculty. George Washington Carver
George Washington Carver
George Washington Carver , was an American scientist, botanist, educator, and inventor. The exact day and year of his birth are unknown; he is believed to have been born into slavery in Missouri in January 1864....
is best known as the inventor of peanut butter
Peanut butter
Peanut butter is a food paste made primarily from ground dry roasted peanuts, popular in North America, Netherlands, United Kingdom, and parts of Asia, particularly the Philippines and Indonesia. It is mainly used as a sandwich spread, sometimes in combination as in the peanut butter and jelly...
. 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 life-long 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
Catt Hall
Catt Hall is an administrative building completed in 1893, 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 for Women and Politics. The building is named for Carrie Chapman...
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.