Other Properties Puchased
Several properties along Thorne and Union Streets were purchased in the 1950's and 1960's to make way for expansion of the campus. Some of these include:
- 1958-59: Draeger House
Located on 420 Thorne Street, near Scott Hall. This property is currently used for faculty rental housing.
- 1965: Rahloff Property
Located on 333 Union Street, next to the baseball field.
- 1967: Maude Russell property
Located on Thorne Street. 300 Union Street, next to Rodman. Rental property.
Notes on Other Properties
The Carriage House of Lyle Hall, deeded according to Dean Tenney to the Girl Scouts for $1.00 (the building only, not the property) and referred to as the Girl Scout Headquarters. 321 Oak Street. Later the residence of Jean Van Hengel, a Dean of Women at the College.
The Haseltine Property was owned by the College and sold December 3, 1941 to Joseph Naylor, owner of the Naylor Toy Company. The Haseltine House is now the Republican House Restaurant. In the 1950s the property was acquired by the Republican Education Foundation, later renamed the Foundation for American Principles and Traditions.
Lawsonia (the American Baptist Assembly on Green Lake) was once available for purchase by Ripon College, but the College chose not to acquire it.
Non-Campus Sites
South Woods
Located on Union Street, south of Storzer and Rodman. A wooded area maintained without interference with nature's processes by The South Woods Association. Open to the public, it is a lovely place for a walk or a picnic. Often appears in the Crimsons and many college people have enjoyed it and helped preserve it. |
