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Columns

All types of columns plain and traditional are used in the Tuscan Vernacular -- round, square, and pilaster - flanking windows and entrances, and supporting balconies and porches. Both limestone and sandstone are used in these forms. Exposed steel columns are not found on campus.

Ketchum Arts & Sciences, Charles Z. Klauder, 1938, East windows at left Norlin Library, Charles Z. Klauder, 1939, Portico columns Sewall Hall, Charles Z. Klauder, 1934, West colonnade columns Ketchum, Charles Z. Klauder, 1938, East facade
Ketchum Arts & Sciences, Charles Z. Klauder, 1938, East windows at left Norlin Library, Charles Z. Klauder, 1939, Portico columns Sewall Hall, Charles Z. Klauder, 1934, West colonnade columns Ketchum, Charles Z. Klauder, 1938, East facade