The Oval - U of M - Missoula, MT
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA
N 46° 51.604 W 113° 59.113
12T E 272461 N 5193941
The Oval has been an integral part of this campus since its planning in 1895. Though deviations from the master plan began as early as 1903, The Oval was laid down according to the master plan and remains as it was in 1899.
Waymark Code: WMMZH9
Location: Montana, United States
Date Posted: 11/28/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member ZenPanda
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The Oval
Professor Frederick Scheuch and first university President Oscar Craig created the original campus master plan in 1895. The plan specified that the entrances of all immediate and future campus buildings were to face the center of a large oval. Ovals were a formal element commonly used in landscape design of the late nineteenth century, especially on academic campuses. Although only Main Hall and Science Hall (razed in 1984) were placed exactly according to the Craig-Scheuch plan, the beautifully landscaped Oval, surrounded by its eclectic collection of early buildings, remains a focal point of the campus.
From the sign at The Oval
Overhead Google View of The Oval
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Standing almost anywhere in The Oval one may see almost all of the oldest buildings and structures on this campus, as this was the initial focal point of the campus and the university built outward in all directions from it. The oldest building, the large and impressive Central Building, occupies the eastern edge of The Oval.
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