Slideshow: If these walls could talk: the Bunnell House










Kayley McGuire makes an observation at the Bunnell House Early Childhood Lab School. UAF photo by John Wagner.

An aerial view of the University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ campus, circa 1937. The three-story structure on the left is Hess Hall and the small house in the foreground was President Bunnell's home. The hockey rink is located behind the president's house. Photo credit: Archives, ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ.

"The girls from town," on May 1, 1929, resting on the steps in front of Bunnell's house. The main building is visible in the background. Seated from left to right: Helen Durand, Genevieve Baker, Helen Franklin and Helen McDonald. Standing: Norma Clausen, ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Stewart, Janet Preston and Maxine Raats. Photo credit: Archives, University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Fairbanks.

An early photo of the Bunnell house, date unknown. Photo credit: Archives, University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Fairbanks.

Aurthur Nagozruk Jr., the first ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Eskimo to graduate from the University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ, and President Charles E. Bunnell leave the gymnasium at the close of the 1949 commencement exercises. Photo credit: UAF Archives Charles E. Bunnell Collection.

Hannah Powell tends to the needs of a moose friend at the Bunnell House Early Childhood Lab School. UAF photo by John Wagner.

Early childhood education practicum student Karl Eklund reads a book on sea life to a group of youngsters. UAF photo by John Wagner.

The Bunnell House basement opens into a playground for its current tenants. UAF photo by Todd Paris.

The Bunnell House retains the cottage look from its early days as the presidents' residence. UAF photo by Todd Paris.