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Creation Date
2013
Description
Photos ca. 1890's-1907
Photo above showing gap
Photo below showing ravine
The 1896 building was constructed 75 feet west of the 1870 building, leaving a noticeable gap, and including a large tower. When the 1896 and 1870 buidlings were joined in 1899, the old bell tower was demolished. The westernmost section of Old Main was built in 1906-07. The surviving section of the 1896 building is nestled in the present Old Main. The current building is used for University Administration.
Contstuction/Completion Date: 1896, 1906-1907
Demolition/Razed Date: 1898: 1838 and 1856 sections
Keywords
Marshall University Buildings, Old Main, Marshall College Buildings, Marshall College Old Main, Normal Hall, Ladies Hall
Comments
showing ravine ca. 1890's-1907