Lake LaVerne Swans
Lake LaVerne Swans is a memorial in Story, Iowa. Lake LaVerne Swans is situated nearby to the islet Swan Island, as well as near the university building Enrollment Services Center.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Enrollment Services Center and The Farm House.
Enrollment Services Center
University building
Photo: Cburnett, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Enrollment Services Center is a building at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. It houses the Office of Admissions and the Office of the Registrar. In 1978, the building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. Enrollment Services Center is situated 460 feet northwest of Lake LaVerne Swans.
The Farm House
Museum
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The Farm House, also known as the Knapp–Wilson House, is the oldest building on the campus of Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. Now a museum open to the general public, this house was originally built in 1860 as part of the model farm aspect of Iowa Agricultural College and Model Farm. The Farm House is situated 1,700 feet northeast of Lake LaVerne Swans.
Memorial Union
University building
The Memorial Union, or MU, at Iowa State University opened in September 1928, the building is currently home to a number of University departments, a bowling alley, the University Book Store, student organizations, and weddings. Memorial Union is situated 710 feet east of Lake LaVerne Swans.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Iowa State Center and Ames.
Iowa State Center
Neighborhood
Photo: Jaretac, Public domain.
The Iowa State Center is located just southeast of Iowa State University's central campus in Ames, Iowa. It is a complex of cultural and athletic venues.
Ames
Photo: Malepheasant, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Ames is a pleasant college town in Central Iowa, sitting astride the Skunk River roughly 30 miles north of Des Moines. Life in Ames follows the ebb and flow of the academic year at Iowa State University, which is the city's primary draw.
Ontario
Hamlet
Ontario is a community within the corporate limits of the city of Ames, in Story County, Iowa, United States. Ontario is situated 2 miles northwest of Lake LaVerne Swans.
Lake LaVerne Swans
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “The original swans, ‘Sir Lancelot and Elaine,’ on Lake LaVerne were presented during VEISHEA of Nineteen Hundred Thirty Five to Iowa State College by the students of Iowa State who supported VEISHEA during its first fourteen years”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Story, Iowa, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.02396° or 42° 1′ 26″ northLongitude
-93.64835° or 93° 38′ 54″ westOpen location code
86J829F2+HMOpenStreetMap ID
node 11108012074OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Swan Island and St. John’s by the Campus Episcopal Church of Ames.
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