Coughlin Campanile (SCAM), the face of South Dakota State University, is a chimes tower that stands 165 feet tall. It is 180 steps to climb the campanile. The campanile rings out the time on the hour and plays music during the 10-minute period in-between classes. A gift from 1909 electrical engineering graduate Charles Coughlin, the tower of Indiana white limestone, red brick and concrete took 320,000 bricks to build. A speaker replaced the chimes in 1995 and a full restoration was undertaken in 2001. The Campanile was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. A keyboard is located in Lincoln Hall to play the chimes located at the top of the structure.
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