| 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 |
