Shafer Tower
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| Shafer Tower | |
| Use | Campanile |
| Style | Modern |
| Erected | 2001 |
| Location | Center of McKiney Avenue |
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| Namesake | Phyllis and Hamer Shafer |
| Architect | Edmund Hafer Associates |
| Bells in carillon | 48 |
| Website | Shafer Tower Website |
Shafer Tower is a 150-foot tall campanile with carillon bells located in the middle of the campus of Ball State University.
Despite being dedicated fairly recently in 2002, Shafer Tower has become an unofficial landmark of Ball State University. It is a free-standing bell tower, or campanile, that is equipped with a carillon. It is located in the median of McKinley Avenue on University Green, the northern quadrangle of campus.
A small staircase in the tower leads to a control room of the carillon, which has 48 custom-made bells. From here a musician can play the instrument on special occasions or for concerts. But usually, the bells are programmed by computer to automatically chime every 15 minutes between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.
Due to a construction defect in the type of cement used to build the tower, most of Shafer Tower literally had to be built twice.[1] The architect of record was Edmund Hafer Associates of Evansville, Indiana.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Shafer Tower remains on schedule. The Ball State Daily News. Retrieved on 2007-06-23.
- ^ Shafer Tower Progress Report. College of Architecture and Planning. Retrieved on 2007-01-07.
[edit] External links
- Official web site
- Ball State Campus Photographs from Ball State University Libraries Digital Media Repository
- Ball State University Archives Features photographs, blueprints, and other materials related to the construction of the Ball State campus
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