Main Building, Southwest Texas Normal School
Historic place in Texas, United States in San Marcos, Texas. Added to the National Register in 1983, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
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. It currently houses the offices for the School of Journalism and Mass Communication as well as the College of Fine Arts.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | Old Main St., Southwest Texas State University campus, San Marcos, TX |
| County | Hays County |
| Listed | Aug 26, 1983 |
| Reference number | 83004505 |
| Type of place | university building, school building |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | Old Main St., Southwest Texas State University campus, San Marcos, TX |
| Coordinates | 29.88941, -97.93897 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail · 39 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | North Park 16 mi · Potters Creek Park 20 mi · Cranes Mill Park 21 mi |
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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 83004505. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.