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[[File:Olcott Aerial view.jpg|450px|right|thumb|Aerial view of campus in 1940s. Image from TSA Archives.]] | [[File:Olcott Aerial view.jpg|450px|right|thumb|Aerial view of campus in 1940s. Image from TSA Archives.]] | ||
'''Olcott''' is the headquarters estate of the [[Theosophical Society in America]], located in Wheaton, Illinois. It comprises about 41 acres (16.6 hectares) of land, with offices and library in the [[L. W. Rogers Building]]; the [[Quest Bookshop (Wheaton)|Quest Bookshop]] and the [[Theosophical Publishing House (Wheaton)|Theosophical Publishing House]] in the [[Joy Mills Building]]; warehouse, garages, and maintenance buildings; and houses occupied by employees. | |||
[[ | These are general tours of the campus and its history, | ||
[[ | * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFXPgUdWdHw#t=60 ''The Theosophical Society in America: A Brief Tour''], a video recording. | ||
* [http://www.theosophyforward.net/special_2.html ''Olcott in Wheaton''], an e-book published in May 2012 by [[Theosophy Forward (periodical)}''Theosophy Forward'']] Electronic Editions. | |||
== Purchase of original acreage == | == Purchase of original acreage == | ||
President [[L. W. Rogers]] of the [[American Theosophical Society]], now known as the Theosophical Society in America, initiated a search for a permanent headquarters location. The Society had outgrown its Chicago building. Mr. Rogers sought a new site that was centrally located - that is, within 500 miles of Chicago; near excellent rail transportation; with inexpensive land available in an attractive rural setting. The search was well publicized. Society members wrote to propose locations, and local officials from across the Midwest offered sites. National Secretary Kay Campbell found land in Wheaton that fulfilled all the requirements, and early in 1925 the Society purchased almost 10 acres (4 hectares) of farmland on North Main Street. | |||
== Landscaping in 1920s == | == Landscaping in 1920s and 1930s == | ||
== L. W. Rogers Building == | == L. W. Rogers Building == | ||
The [[L. W. Rogers Building]] was constructed in 1926-1927 | |||
== Landscaping in 1930s == | == Landscaping in 1930s == | ||
== Entrance arch == | == Entrance arch == | ||
[[File:Gateway arch 1.jpg| | [[File:Gateway arch 1.jpg|240px|right|thumb|Entrance arch by Claude Bragdon]] | ||
== Perkins Pond == | == Perkins Pond == | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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Revision as of 01:49, 6 January 2014
Olcott is the headquarters estate of the Theosophical Society in America, located in Wheaton, Illinois. It comprises about 41 acres (16.6 hectares) of land, with offices and library in the L. W. Rogers Building; the Quest Bookshop and the Theosophical Publishing House in the Joy Mills Building; warehouse, garages, and maintenance buildings; and houses occupied by employees.
These are general tours of the campus and its history,
- The Theosophical Society in America: A Brief Tour, a video recording.
- Olcott in Wheaton, an e-book published in May 2012 by [[Theosophy Forward (periodical)}Theosophy Forward]] Electronic Editions.
Purchase of original acreage
President L. W. Rogers of the American Theosophical Society, now known as the Theosophical Society in America, initiated a search for a permanent headquarters location. The Society had outgrown its Chicago building. Mr. Rogers sought a new site that was centrally located - that is, within 500 miles of Chicago; near excellent rail transportation; with inexpensive land available in an attractive rural setting. The search was well publicized. Society members wrote to propose locations, and local officials from across the Midwest offered sites. National Secretary Kay Campbell found land in Wheaton that fulfilled all the requirements, and early in 1925 the Society purchased almost 10 acres (4 hectares) of farmland on North Main Street.
Landscaping in 1920s and 1930s
L. W. Rogers Building
The L. W. Rogers Building was constructed in 1926-1927
Landscaping in 1930s
Entrance arch
Perkins Pond
Joy Mills Building
Helen Zahara Memorial
Youth Circle
Garden of Remembrance
Labyrinth
Tree planting in recent years
Online Resources
Articles
- When We Burned the Bonds by Janet Kerschner
Video
- The Olcott Campus by Susan Ohlhaber