Tartu College
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Tartu College is an independently-owned and maintained student residence on Bloor Street, just west of Madison Avenue, in Toronto, Canada. Most of its residents are students of the University of Toronto.
Tartu College was built in 1970, two years after its sister building, the David A. Croll Apartments (originally Rochdale College), was built in 1968 across the street. Both buildings were designed by architects Tampold and Wells (who had earlier constructed the Charles Street apartments at Bay Street and Bloor Street). Like the Rochdale building, it is an example of brutalist architectural principles, and serves as a nostalgic reminder of the 1960s culture during which both buildings emerged.
It was named after the city of Tartu, Estonia, and was originally built as an undergraduate student co-op with a library, archive, and study centre serving the Estonian-Canadian community.
