{"id":1147,"date":"1939-12-07T13:52:48","date_gmt":"1939-12-07T18:52:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/cca\/?p=1147"},"modified":"2023-01-24T11:44:33","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T16:44:33","slug":"suomi-college-j-k-nikander-hall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/cca\/suomi-college-j-k-nikander-hall\/","title":{"rendered":"Suomi College, J. K. Nikander Hall"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Landon Helmuth<\/p>\n

Architect: Eero Saarinen<\/a>
\nLocation: Finlandia Campus, Hancock
\nBuilt: 1939<\/p>\n

\"nikanderhallside\" — Nikander Hall. Photograph by A. K. Hoagland, 2009.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
J. K. Nikander Hall was the second permanent building on the Suomi College (Finlandia University) campus. It was designed by Eero Saarinen in conjunction with his father, Eliel, and his father\u2019s assistant, J. R. F. Swanson, of Cranbrook Institute. Eliel Saarinen and Swanson also created the layout of a \u201clong range building program\u201d for future construction on the campus.^{1<\/sup>\u00a0Nikander Hall is named after the first president of Suomi College, J. K. Nikander. The cornerstone was laid on June 13, 1939, and building was completed in December of 1939.^{2<\/sup>\u00a0Nikander Hall contained the gymnasium\/auditorium, a general library, a scientific laboratory, several classrooms, and a music room. It was originally budgeted to cost $75,000, but it ended up costing $89,505.33 without equipment.^{3<\/sup><\/p>\n}}}
Nikander Hall is built into the side of the hill, with the main entrance placed at the top level of the building. The building\u2019s fa\u00e7ade is asymmetrical; the entrance is set back into the structure, with the opening supported by brick columns. Nikander Hall is a rectangular brick building with a flat roof.<\/p>\n
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J.K. Nikander Hall. Photograph by L. Helmuth, 2006.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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