Beaumont Memorial Tower - Michigan State University - E. Lansing, Michigan
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N 42° 43.912 W 084° 28.942
16T E 706103 N 4734113
The Beaumont Tower Carrillion was restored in 1996. Visitor metered parking is available nearby.
Waymark Code: WM79BX
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 09/22/2009
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24. Beaumont Memorial Tower, just North of the Library, the gift of Mr. and Mrs. John Beaumont in memory of the early teachers at the college, is a Gothic structure of Indiana limestone and red brick. It was designed by Donaldson and Meier, Detroit architects, and completed in 1928. The three tower spires are 95 feet high, the tallest rises 105 feet. The campanile, which has a four faced clock, contains 23 bells. The tower makes the site of the first college building in the country devoted to teaching and agriculture.
--excerpt from Michigan: A Guide to the Wolverine State, 1941
Currently, the carillon contained in Beaumont Tower comprises 49 bells and can play the full range of music designed for the instrument. In 1928, the first 10 bells were installed, and an additional 13 were added in 1935, officially making the instrument a carillon.
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