Details for Southwestern University Main Building
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5491009342
Data
| Marker Number | 9342 |
| Atlas Number | 5491009342 |
| Marker Title | Southwestern University Main Building |
| Index Entry | Main Building, Southwestern University |
| Address | 1000 E. University |
| City | Georgetown |
| County | Williamson |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 627682 |
| UTM Northing | 3389762 |
| Subject Codes | educational buildings; Romanesque/Richardsonian Romanesque (Architectural style) |
| Marker Year | 1962 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
| Marker Location | 1000 E. University Ave. (SH 29), Georgetown |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | Medallion and plate |
| Marker Text | Oldest structure on permanent campus. Planned 1895-97 as chapel, library, classrooms, offices, when the regent (president) was Dr. J. H. McLean (1838-1925); built 1898-1900 under regent R. S. Hyer (1860-1929). From throughout the state came building fund gifts, which even included land from plantation of late Texas president Sam Houston. Neo-Romanesque style. Builders, Flume & Waterston (from British Isles), had worked on State Capitol. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1962 |
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