Morehead State University - Morehead, Kentucky
N 38° 11.137 W 083° 26.100
17S E 286738 N 4229212
Morehead State University, founded in 1877 is located in Rowan County, Kentucky, in the Appalachian Mountains. This historic area includes the first buildings of the school.
Waymark Code: WM59N2
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 12/01/2008
Views: 13
The marker reads:
Nine buildings erected from 1926-32 fitting in a "crescent moon" plan. Rader, Fields, Alllie Young Halls, 1926; Thompson Hall, 1927; Button Auditorium, 1928; President's Home, 1929; Breckinridge Training School and Camden Library, 1931; Senff Natatorium, 1932. Landscape plan: Olmstead Bros.; Collegiate Gothic design: Joseph & Joseph Architects.
(Reverse) Morehead State University - Morehead Christian School founded in 1887 for United Christian Missionary Society of St. Louis by Mrs. Phebe Button and her son Dr. F. C. Button. Became easternmost State Normal School in 1922; changed to Morehead State Teachers College in 1930; and named Morehead State University in 1966. Presented by MSU Foundation.
Street address:
University Blvd.
Morehead, KY United States
40351
County / Borough / Parish: Rowan
Year listed: 1994
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1925-1949
Historic function: Education
Current function: Education
Privately owned?: no
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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