Dacie Moses House
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The Dacie Moses House is an off-campus house managed by Alumni Affairs located at 110 Union Street, half a block south of Musser Hall. It was built in 1870 by Ira Sumner. In 1922, Dacie Moses and her husband Royal Moses '04 moved into the house. Dacie worked at Carleton from 1919 to 1969, first in the Treasurer's Office and later in the library. Upon her retirement in she was awarded an honorary Masters Degree by the college.
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History
Royal Moses was a member of a community a cappella singing group that used the house as rehearsal space beginning in 1936. Campus singing groups continued that tradition after Royal's death in 1960. Beginning in 1947, friends and students began gathering at the Moses home for Sunday brunch, a tradition that continued after Royal's death. When Dacie died in 1981, she left the house to Carleton so "that the Carleton Alumni Association use said homestead in substantially the same manner as it was used during my lifetime..."
Since that time students have lived in the Dacie Moses House with the task of keeping the house available for student groups, cookie bakers, and Sunday brunches.
Current status
The House continues to be a home to students and a hostel for guests. As with any 135 year old structure, the house is in need of large scale renovation. The costs will be huge if the college continues to use the house as it does now.
Dacie Moses House and a capella
The Carleton Singing Knights and Knightingales traditionally use Dacie Moses House for their rehearsals. In its honor, the Knights named their 2004 album The House That Dacie Built. [1]
Directions from Sayles-Hill
- Turn right from the steps of Sayles toward Willis Hall.
- Pass Scoville Hall and turn right toward Musser Hall.
- Cross Union Street south of Musser and head down the block.
- Dacie Moses house is the third house on the block, between Hunt Cottage and Berg House.
External links
- Dacie Moses House - Official page at Carleton.edu
