Old Main (Texas State University)
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Old Main is a red-roofed Victorian Gothic building on the campus of Texas State University. Situated at one end of the quad, it was Texas State's first building, built in 1903, and remained the only building on campus until 1908. Old Main was added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1983.[2] It currently houses the offices for the School of Journalism and Mass Communication as well as the College of Fine Arts.[3]
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Main Building, Southwest Texas Normal School | |
Location | Old Main St., Texas State University campus, San Marcos, Texas |
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Coordinates | 29°53′21″N 97°56′19″W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1902 (1902) |
Built by | Francis Fisher & R.C. Lambie |
Architect | Edward Northcraft |
Architectural style | Gothic |
MPS | San Marcos MRA |
NRHP reference No. | 83004505[1] |
TSAL No. | 8200000348 |
RTHL No. | 10307 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | August 26, 1983 |
Designated TSAL | September 3, 1982 |
Designated RTHL | 1963 |
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