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Want to pass along a photograph (or two)? Care to contribute a correction? Drop us a line:. Webmaster at buildingshsu period com. The Buildings of Sam Houston State University. Website documents the changes of the SHSU campus in Huntsville, Texas from its inception in 1879 through tomorrow. The alumnus-run site details changes to the physical campus with information about the academic, residential, and historical buildings, other prominent campus landmarks and biographical data. Of the Gresham Library.
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Bobby K. Marks. Endress and Watkin (1916). Cross Construction Company (1916). The four-year-old Science Building in an aerial photograph from 1920. The biggest exterior change to the Administration has come on the eastern side: originally an empty yard, it developed over the years into a large parking lot. Extensive construction in the 1980s resulted in a new look with the parking lot gone and the street closed off, creating a more pedestrian-friendly campus. Mary Estill, 1970. Comments powered by Disqus.
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Oct 24, 1901. Named Texas Historic Landmark. Closed for humidity issues. Archives move to Gresham; becomes social center. A photograph of the Peabody Library shortly after its construction. The stained glass window above the main entrance still celebrates Peabody, SHNI, and the state of Texas. The Texas Historical Commission plaque outside the main entrance. The side of the cornerstone facing east. A staircase leads downward to the library's basement. The Peabody Memorial Library. Built at a cost of just...
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Dropdown Item ». The Buildings of Sam Houston State University. Website documents the physical changes of the SHSU campus in Huntsville from its inception in 1879 through tomorrow. The alumnus-run site details changes to the academic, residential, and historical buildings and other prominent landmarks. Writing on the Wall.
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Dropdown Item ». Used as Huntsville Jr. High School. Renamed for Baldwin [1]. Was a classroom and office structure located near the southeastern corner of the main quadrangle between the Administration. Buidings. Also known as the Education Building or the Training/Demonstration School, it was Sam Houston Normal Institute's seventh permanent building. Soon thereafter it became necessary to create a separate structure. The Education Building was architecturally reminiscent of the Administration Building.
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Sam Houston Normal Institute's athletics teams were nicknamed the Normals. From their formation in the early years of the twentieth century until 1923. When the Texas Legislature changed the name of Sam Houston. The term "Normal" now outdated, attention was turned to finding another nickname for the teams. The costumed mascot Sammy Bearkat. Began appearing at sporting events and other university functions. A companion, Samantha Bearkat. Later appeared but was discontinued. Comments powered by Disqus.
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Feb 14, 1930. Building dedication (8 pm). Library vacates to new building. Interior renovated for classrooms. Interior renovated for offices. Student Money Management Center opens. Sep 10, 2009. Veterans Resource Center opens. Harry F. Estill. Ferro-Saylors, Inc. (1996). Jopling Construction Company (1929). LR Snyder and Company (1929). Barden Electric and Constracting Company (1929). Diamond Construction Co. (1996). CF Jordon Construction Co. (1996). The Estill Library reading room as shown in the 1941.
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Dropdown Item ». Sep 8, 1909. Local Board of Directors solicits bids. Feb 22, 1910. Arthur O. Watson. W A Norris (Crockett, TX). The Industrial Arts Building. Was the fourth permanent building on the Sam Houston Normal Institute campus, and the first structure on the western side of the quadrangle. And its cost, as stipulated in the advertisement inserted for three successive issues of the. Designed by prominent architect Arthur O. Watson, the new building was described as containing two stories and ...
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While many boys had learned to swim in neighboring creeks and rivers, girls wanted to learn to swim here - the indoor swimming pool inside the women's gymnasium. The main entrance to the Women's Gym from the 1937. An aerial photograph from the 1950s. In 1960 an addition was added to the northern side of the original gymnasium. An aerial photograph from the 1970s. Students advance and retreat in front of the gymnasium in the late 1970s. A photograph from the 1983. The cornerstone of the Women's Gym. Built...
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