St. Olaf College, Northfield

Name: St. Olaf College
Address: 1520 Saint Olaf Ave, Northfield, United States

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St. Olaf College is a private liberal arts college in Northfield, Minnesota. The school was founded in 1874 by a group of Norwegian-American pastors and farmers led by Pastor Bernt Julius Muus. The college is named after the King and the Patron Saint Olaf II of Norway and is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The college was visited by King Olav in 1987 and King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway in 2011. ()

Alternative names: Established: 1874 (150 years ago)Coordinates: 44°27'50"N, 93°11'21"W

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1520 Saint Olaf AveNorthfield United States

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St. Olaf College – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Goodsell Observatory, Northfield Public Library, Skinner Memorial Chapel, All Saints Church-Episcopal.

1.8 miE
Romanesque architecture, Observatories and planetariums
Goodsell Observatory, Northfield
47 min walk • Goodsell Observatory is an observatory at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota, United States. It was constructed in 1887 and was, at the time, the largest observatory in the state of Minnesota.
1.6 miE
Library
Northfield Public Library, Northfield
40 min walk • The Northfield Public Library is a public library in Northfield, Minnesota. It is a member of Southeastern Libraries Cooperating, of the Southeast Minnesota library region. The Carnegie Library was built in 1910 with a major addition built in 1985.
1.7 miE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Skinner Memorial Chapel, Northfield
44 min walk • Skinner Memorial Chapel is a chapel and historic building on the campus of Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota, United States. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
1.6 miE
Church
All Saints Church-Episcopal, Northfield
42 min walk • All Saints Episcopal Church in Northfield, Minnesota, United States, is a historic church listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the oldest church in Northfield.
1.8 miE
Protected area
Carleton College Cowling Arboretum, Northfield
45 min walk • Cowling Arboretum is an arboretum of 800 acres adjacent to Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota. It is located on a natural border between prairie and forest habitat, and in part on the floodplain of the Cannon River, and is open to the public without fee.
2 miE
Music and shows, Nightlife, Student center
The Cave, Northfield
50 min walk • The Cave is a student-led music and entertainment venue, located at Carleton College. It is a favorite gathering place for students at Carleton College and is one of a limited number of music venues in Northfield, Minnesota.
1.7 miE
Garden, Park, Romanesque architecture
Scoville Memorial Library, Northfield
43 min walk • Scoville Memorial Library is a historic building on the campus of Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota, United States. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
2.3 miE
Universities and schools
Carleton College, Northfield
60 min walk • Carleton College is a private liberal arts college in Northfield, Minnesota. Founded in 1866, it had 2,105 undergraduate students and 269 faculty members in fall 2016.
0.9 miE
44°27'34"N • 93°10'18"W
Friends of Way Park, Northfield
24 min walk • Park
0.4 miSE
Library
Hong Kierkegaard Library, Northfield
11 min walk • The Howard V. and Edna H. Hong Kierkegaard Library is a research collection dedicated to the work of the 19th-century Danish philosopher and theologian Søren Kierkegaard, housed at St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota.
2 miE
Park
Jo Ryo En Japanese Garden, Northfield
51 min walk • The Jo Ryo En Japanese Garden is a Japanese garden located on the campus of Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota, USA. Commonly translated as the "garden of quiet listening," the garden is a small setting located behind Watson Hall on the Carleton College campus.