Get to know some of the features of the University of Connecticut’s main campus by viewing this slideshow about the landmarks that students in Storrs, Connecticut have come to know and love. Features include landmarks that come with time honored traditions like rubbing the nose of Jonathan the Husky for luck, to memorials honoring UConn’s fallen alumni.

1. Photo by Rachel Weiss

2. Photo by Rachel Weiss
This 12-ton sculpture of a book, titled Stone Book Universe sits in the courtyard between Homer
D. Babbidge Library and the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center. Quarried in Finland and carved in
Italy by German sculptors Anna and Wolfgang Kubach-Wilmsen, this sculpture was added to
UConn’s campus in 1995.1

3. One of the most famous landmarks of
UConn’s campus is Jonathan the Husky,
located in the Thomas and Bette Wolff
Family Park directly outside Gampel
Pavilion. This statue of UConn’s mascot,
carved in 1995 by Larry S. Wasiele out of
stone from Paul King Foundry in Johnston,
R.I., has the distinction of being known as
good luck. Students come from all over
campus to rub his nose and ears before big
exams and basketball games. “I think it’s
cool that its nose is all golden and the rest is
all oxidized,” said 3rd semester Fine Arts
major Troy Caldeira.
Photo by Rachel Weiss

4. Photo by Rachel Weiss
Behind a protective barrier, the north wall of the Little Stone House is made out of stones collected
from every single one of the 50 states. A.P. Marsh, of New Britain, collected stones from the 48
contiguous states in the 1930s, and donated them to The Grange, a national organization of farmers,
who used them to design a memorial to put on the University of Connecticut’s Storrs campus, and
added stones from Hawaii and Alaska in the 1960s. This photo shows a close up of many of the
stones, which are identified by nameplate. “I guess it’s appropriate because we were originally an
agricultural school,” 5th semester Fine Arts major Marijane Ceruti said, when she learned about the
origins of The Little Stone House. The House was dedicated on May 16, 1937, and has stood opposite
Swan Lake since then.2

5. On UConn’s Great Lawn is another landmark of
campus; the memorial dedicated to UConn
alumni who died while serving the United States
Armed Forces. The memorial, a gift from the
UConn Alumni Association dedicated in
November 2008, highlights a headstone that is
made of stone from the same quarry as the stone
used in Arlington National Cemetery and the
Lincoln Memorial. “We have ‘notable alumni’
pages on UConn websites,” Ceruti said, “We
should have something for the people who
served UConn and the United States.”
Photo by Rachel Weiss

6. Photo by Rachel Weiss
A favorite feature for many UConn students, The Rock is, like Jonathan the Husky, both a landmark
and a tradition. A piece of rock carved from one that originally sat across from North Campus, The
Rock has been painted by thousands of UConn students, celebrating achievements on campus and
advertising clubs, Greek life organizations, and events. “There’s very few places where you can go
and graffiti things and the school is so okay with it,” Caldeira said. Ceruti agreed, and said, “It makes
use of the artistic expression of students on campus.”

7. 1. Farrish, Katherine. "Clinton To Attend Dedication Of Dodd Center At UConn." Hartford Courant
Sep 1995, n. pag. Web. 22 Sep. 2012.
2. Roy, Mark J. ""Little Stone House" represents 50 states, pays tribute to Connecticut
agriculture." University of Connecticut Advance. 1997: n. page. Web. 22 Sep. 2012.
3. All additional reporting by Rachel Weiss