Lauridsen Barrack - Culver Academy

Lauridsen Barrack, which will house 72 cadets and will be constructed on the site of the old Leadership Building/Post Office

2019 - Aug. 11 - Qm Building razed - said that A new barrack, donated by the Lauridsen family (Christine, Walter, Auggie) will be built there, expressly to house the Band unit!

Nix Lauridsen ’68, the lead donor for the barrack that bears his name

The band is as old as the school, which was founded in 1894, and had most recently been housed in South Barrack.

The 26,250 square foot Lauridsen Barrack, is a two-story building that has 36 rooms that houses 72 cadets, and also will house the summer Naval Band. The building has a lounge on each floor and air conditioning throughout. It was constructed on the site of a building that formerly housed the mathematics department and the post office.

Lauridsen Barrack anchors what will be the Roberts Residential Quadrangle, which includes the new Roberts Barrack, and will include the newly rebuilt Main, North and East barracks.

Opened fall of 2022