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Cleveland Tower is abell tower containing acarillon on the campus ofPrinceton University. It was designed byRalph Adams Cram and is one of the definingCollegiate Gothic architectural features of the university'sGraduate College. The tower was built in 1913 as a memorial to former university trustee andU.S. PresidentGrover Cleveland. Abust of the former president is the centerpiece of the grand chamber at the tower's ground level.
The tower'scarillon is a gift of the class of 1892, which presented thebells as their 35th reunion dedication to the university in 1927. The English foundryGillett & Johnston cast the original 35 bells. A plaque near the tower's entrance reads:[1]
The Class of Eighteen Ninety Two presents the carillon in this tower to Princeton University with love and gratitude and the hope that its bells may ever inspire coming generations of Princeton men to maintain the traditions of their alma mater in the service of God and of their country
Originally dedicated on June 17, 1927, the bells were rededicated after decades of varying use and maintenance on June 13, 1993. The Class of 1892 Bells are now one of the largest carillons in the world with 67 bells and abourdon (G) weighing 12,880 pounds (5,840 kg). The Chapel Music Program maintains the carillon program with assistance from an endowment by the class of 1892.[2] The bells play Sunday afternoons by universitycarillonneur Lisa Lonie, and weekday evenings by students, except during exam periods. The summer programs include performances by international guests. A carillon practice room is also housed in the Graduate College basement.
Lisa J. Lonie, University Carillonneur, is the only fourth carillonneur in the instrument's +80 year history and the first female to hold the position.
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