History Building - College Station, TX
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N 30° 37.037 W 096° 20.315
14R E 755129 N 3390207
This plaque was placed on the Melbern G. Glasscock Building in observance of the 125th anniversary of the founding of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, now better known as Texas A&M University.
Waymark Code: WMYFJA
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 06/10/2018
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Plaque text:
The History Building was erected in 1922 as the Agriculture Building and housed the Dean of Agriculture for about ten years. Architect E.B. La Roche used a Classical Revival Style, with a strong base, rusticated brick main floor, and two-story engaged ionic columns at third and fourth floors on the entry façade. The builder was Wattinger Brothers. The building was designed to face an open space, closed at the West by the Academic Building (1914). While the Cushing Library (1930) and later library additions have obscured much of the intended grandeur of this fine building, it remains an impressive example of academic architecture.
Group that erected the marker: Texas A&M University
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
4236 TAMU
College Station, TX USA
77843
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