Saints’ Rest

Saints' Rest was the second building erected on the campus of the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan. It was built in 1856 and served as the school's only dormitory until 1870, when Williams Hall was completed.

Type: Monument
Description: building at the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan
Also known as: “Saints‘ Rest”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include MSU Museum and Beaumont Tower.

MSU Museum

Museum

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The Michigan State University Museum, more commonly referred to as the MSU Museum, was formed in 1857 at Michigan State University. It is the state of Michigan's first Smithsonian Affiliate.

Beaumont Tower

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The Beaumont Tower is a structure on the campus of Michigan State University, designed by the architectural firm of Donaldson and Meier and completed in 1928. Beaumont Tower is situated 410 feet northwest of Saints’ Rest.

Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum

Museum

Photo: Dj1997, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum is a nonprofit, contemporary art museum designed by Zaha Hadid located on the campus of Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan, United States. Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum is situated 1,300 feet east of Saints’ Rest.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include East Lansing and Okemos.

East Lansing

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East Lansing is a city in Ingham and Clinton counties in the U.S. state of Michigan. A college town, East Lansing is home to Michigan State University, one of the largest public universities in the United States.

Okemos

Town

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Okemos is a census-designated place in Ingham County in the U.S. state of Michigan. A suburb of Lansing, Okemos is located immediately southeast of East Lansing. Okemos is situated 3 miles east of Saints’ Rest.

Meridian Charter Township

Town

Photo: Dj1997, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Meridian Charter Township is a charter township of Ingham County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township had a population of 43,916. Meridian Charter Township is situated 3½ miles east of Saints’ Rest.

Saints’ Rest

Categories: built structure and historic site
Location: City of East Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.73146° or 42° 43′ 53″ north

Longitude

-84.48092° or 84° 28′ 51″ west

Open location code

86JQPGJ9+HJ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 12219446802

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=monument

Wikidata ID

Q7402392

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