Old Main - Texas Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

The marker is seen by the front doors of the original building when Texas State was first established as a teachers' college.

It is proposed that the original 1963 marker which read: Prominently sited on land given by the city of San Marcos for the construction of a state teachers' college, this structure was completed in 1903 to serve as the administration building for Southwest Texas Normal School. The Victorian Gothic structure features a pyramidally roofed tower at each of the four corners. Other prominent elements include the steep gables, arched windows, dormers, and roof finials. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1963 was replaced with one of equal size, but having the new text given below, when LBJ returned to sign the Higher Education Act of 1965.

Marker Number: 10307 Marker Text: "Old Main". Opened Sept. 1, 1903. First administration building and classrooms of Southwest Texas State College. On site given by city of San Marcos. Here in 1930 Lyndon B. Johnson, a future United States president, earned his B.S. degree. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1965

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