From today's "Daily Dartmouth:"
http://thedartmouth.com/2014/05/22/news/lodge-may-see-renovations
Lets just hope cooler heads prevail!
http://thedartmouth.com/2014/05/22/news/lodge-may-see-renovations
Lets just hope cooler heads prevail!
With enough money (should not be a problem with their endowment!!!!) they could make it work and preserve it... however, it seems like it's not big or fancy enough for the clientele... I would guess they'll take a few pics, take out a few logs, raze it, and put up a fancy schmancy, zero-emissions, self-sustaining, Leeds-certified, "green" building/castle more representative of the user population... a shame... but, they definitely need more room to put all those plaques ?
Makes me think of the Highland Center!!!! Remember those quaint bunkhouses????? Sure, they weren't comfy but they worked for some real hikers!!!!
How about some high mpg parking spots out front?
sorry if I've offended any alums/students - I went to a technical "institute" with its own historic building teardowns in downtown Cambridge, Ma
It can certainly be argued that each generation should build (or rebuild) in the idiom of its age. The Swiss Alpine Club is faced with the same problem of aging huts, and is rebuilding them in an unabashedly 21st century style. The best example (some of you may call it the worst ) is the Monte Rosa Hut, which two groups of my friends are eagerly planning to visit this summer.
The new class of '74 bunkhouse is just being completed now, and then they'll tear down the Class of '65 bunkhouse for the next rebuild. After that the Bicentennial bunkhouse is the only ancient one left and is next on the queue for replacement. The Dartmouth "campus" at Moosilauke is in constant change, and the replacement of the Lodge will be the biggest change to come.The bunkhouses have been rebuilt over the past few years, that process has been going on since the early 90's.
The new class of '74 bunkhouse is just being completed now, and then they'll tear down the Class of '65 bunkhouse for the next rebuild. After that the Bicentennial bunkhouse is the only ancient one left and is next on the queue for replacement. The Dartmouth "campus" at Moosilauke is in constant change, and the replacement of the Lodge will be the biggest change to come.
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