Details for Peabody Library Building
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5471008469
Data
| Marker Number | 8469 |
| Atlas Number | 5471008469 |
| Marker Title | Peabody Library Building |
| Index Entry | Peabody Library Building |
| Address | 1700 Sam Houston |
| City | Huntsville |
| County | Walker |
| UTM Zone | 15 |
| UTM Easting | 255805 |
| UTM Northing | 3400702 |
| Subject Codes | lumber topics; libraries |
| Marker Year | 1990 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
| Marker Location | Near the corner of 12th and Avenue J, on the Sam Houston State University campus; Huntsville. |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | Medallion and Plate |
| Marker Text | The first campus structure to be used exclusively for library purposes, this building was erected in 1902. Built with assistance from the Peabody Education Fund (a philanthropic program created by northern banker George Peabody soon after the Civil War), the library exhibits classical revival and Romanesque revival style influences. Designed by J. L. O'Connor, it served as a library until 1929 and has had other academic uses since that time. |