Random Hall, MIT (Cambridge, Massachusetts)

USA / Massachusetts / Somerville / Cambridge, Massachusetts / Massachusetts Avenue, 290
 Massachusetts Institute of Technology, dormitory
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A dormitory of MIT. Named after esteemed MIT president, neurosurgeon and world-champion curler, Dr. J. Arthur Random. Built entirely from toothpicks, the building is a rare North American example of "Swedish School" architecture. It was floated here intact from Sandusky, Ohio.
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Coordinates:   42°21'42"N   71°5'53"W

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  • And, of course, the toothpicks are held together with beer.
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