Wow, Windham went defunct? It broke my heart that they wouldn't accept
me in 1968. I'm not defunct...although I have been in a funk from time
to time. Bummer.
-jc
On Friday, March 14, 2003, at 09:54 PM, Ruth Barton wrote:
> Hi Dan, A bit of background first. My husband and I both grew up in,
> and
> have always lived in and around, Putney, VT. In late '50s/early 60s
> Mr.
> Stone designed a new campus for a small LA college in Putney. It is
> located in what used to be a gravel bank next door to a house I lived
> in
> for a time when I was a kid, in fact the college bought some land
> from my
> Dad. I used to play in that gravel bank. Anyway, when this thing was
> built there was much comment on it as it didn't at all fit the
> traditional
> small town New England countryside at all. Windham College went
> defunct in
> 1979 and the campus sat dormant for some years till Landmark School
> out of
> Beverly Crossing, MA bought it and started Landmark College--the only
> post
> secondary school in the country specifically for dyslexics. Landmark
> removed all the white paint from the brick buildings so it doesn't
> look
> quite so much like a herd of white elephants marching through town.
>
> I had to go to the site and see what the NC Legis. Bldg looked like.
> When
> I saw it I called to hubby and asked him where it was and he
> immediately
> said Windham College. Now understand, he worked in maintenance at that
> college for a number of years so he was well aquainted with the
> appearance
> of the buildings. I do think they we cut from the same mold, drawing
> board, whatever. I don't know why Mr. Stone designed this campus,
> maybe he
> had kids who went there. Ruth
>
> That's all the EDS history I know
>
> Who know where this 2 whatever circle is? NY, midwest, Where?
>
>
>
>
> At 10:21 AM -0500 3/14/03, Becker, Dan wrote:
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Met History
>>> Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 9:41 AM
>>>
>>>
>>> From Docomoomoomoo through Landmark West!, re: Ed Stone's
>>> Columbus Circle building....
>>
>> In this context, you should learn more about the North Carolina
>> Legislative Building, an EDS design from 1963, and a contemporary of 2
>> Columbus Circle.
>>
>> www.itpi.dpi.state.nc.us/caroclips/raleigh/legbuilding.html
>> http://www.donbeason.com/assets/NCLegislativebldg.jpg
>> http://www.put.com/~lucas/ralcap.html
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> Ruth Barton
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