Pentacrest
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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.
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Pentacrest | |
Location | Bounded by Clinton, Madison, Jefferson, and Washington Sts. Iowa City, IA |
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Coordinates | 41°39′41″N 91°32′09″W |
Built | 1842 (Old Capital), 1898 |
Architect | John F. Rague (Old Capital), Proudfoot, Bird & Rawson |
Architectural style | Beaux-Arts Greek Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 78001230 [1] |
Added to NRHP | March 29, 1978 |
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