Raft Hill (co-op)
| Raft Hill House | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| Type | House |
| Location |
420 Evergreen Ave, East Lansing, Michigan, 48823 |
| Coordinates | 42°44′15″N 84°29′05″W / 42.73753°N 84.48482°WCoordinates: 42°44′15″N 84°29′05″W / 42.73753°N 84.48482°W |
| Construction started | 1916 |
Raft Hill is a student housing cooperative located in East Lansing, Michigan and a member of the MSU SHC. The house has been operating as a cooperative for over thirty years. It is situated two blocks north of Michigan State University's campus.
Founding and history
Built by the former dean of MSU, Edward H. Rhyder, in a Tudor Revival-style, Raft Hill has changed hands many a time in the last ninety-plus years. It has served as the base of operations for the Green Earth Food Co-op (1972) as well as provided shelter for runaways (1970).
While it served as a shelter, it adopted the moniker of The Raft, which would later inspire its current name of Raft Hill.
Today, the house functions as a graduate student co-op and its occupants prepare only vegetarian meals as established by the current constitution.
References
- Student Housing Cooperative, Inc. (2005). "Raft Hill Cooperative", http://msu.coop/raft-hill