Walter Library

It currently houses the College of Science and Engineering library and dean's office, the Minnesota Supercomputing Institute, and The Toaster.[1] Designed by Minnesota State Architect Clarence H. Johnston, the building served as the university's primary library for much of the twentieth century.The project, conducted by the architectural firm of Stageberg Beyer Sachs, was completed in December 2002 for a sum of $63.4 million.[3] Walter Library was designed in the Beaux-Arts style of architecture by Minnesota State Architect Clarence H. Johnston Sr. Like the other buildings on Northrop Mall, Walter Library features a red brick facade with Bedford limestone trim and a colonnaded Ionic Order portico.Its interiors feature ornate columns and pilasters, marble staircases, vaulted ceilings, and gold leaf gilding.