Administration Building - Decatur Baptist College - Decatur, TX
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WalksfarTX
N 33° 13.376 W 097° 35.202
14S E 631696 N 3676892
The Administration Building of the Decatur Baptist College is a three-story limestone building situated on a hill overlooking the town of Decatur. The structure, which was dedicated on September 6, 1893, was constructed of limestone quarried locally.
Waymark Code: WM116FX
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 08/24/2019
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NRHP Nomination Form"The Administration Building, a Victorian structure with certain castellated Romanesque features, contains fifteen rooms and a chapel.
The principal or south facade has a preponderance of tall narrow windows. There are thirty-seven windows on this facade in addition to glazed double doors. Gables supported by tall, console-brackets punctuate the central and corner pavilion and appear above the entrance. An open belfry with semi-circular stone arches supported by engaged columns is the predominate vertical feature of the extant structure and marks the entrance of the structure. The stone semi-circular arch of the entrance also repeats the belfry arch."
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