National Register of Historic Places

Architecture of Henry K. Holsman Historic Campus District

Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa
Listed
October 31, 1983
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
83003605

About this property

The Architecture of Henry K. Holsman Historic Campus District, also known as the Maharishi International University, is a nationally recognized historic district located in Fairfield, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. At the time of its nomination it included five contributing buildings that were built from 1903 to 1915 on the campus of Parsons College. They were designed in the Collegiate Gothic style by Iowa-born and Chicago-based architect Henry K. Holsman. It also includes Ewing Hall, which is an older building on the campus, and individually listed on the National Register. The buildings were built after the destruction by fire of Ankeny Hall in 1902. Foster Hall (1903), Fairfield Hall (1903), and the Carnegie Library (1907) have elements of the Beaux-Arts style. Barhydt Chapel and the Parsons Bible School were completed in 1912. Parsons Hall was completed in 1915.

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Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa
41.01631, -91.96699

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When was Architecture of Henry K. Holsman Historic Campus District listed on the National Register?

Architecture of Henry K. Holsman Historic Campus District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 31, 1983.

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Architecture of Henry K. Holsman Historic Campus District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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