Sheldon Hall - SUNY, Oswego, NY - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

Sheldon wikipedia (visit link)
"Edward Austin Sheldon (October 4, 1823 – August 26, 1897) was an American educator, and the founding president of State University of New York at Oswego (then Oswego Primary Teachers' Training School). He also served as superintendent of schools for the cities of Syracuse, New York and Oswego, New York. Sheldon's main achievement was the introduction of the principles and teachings of Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi into American education through the Oswego Movement."

The building has had fires in 1940 and 1950. The building was called Old Main but the name was changed to Sheldon Hall for the college's centennial in 1961. It was closed in 1983 and there were plans for a developer to turn it into a hotel. The project stalled and the building was returned to SUNY partially restored. It houses the Admissions, classrooms, housing and other uses.

SUNY (over 7,000 undergraduate students) (visit link)

Street address: 303 Washington Blvd. Oswego, NY US 13126 County / Borough / Parish: Oswego Year listed: 1980 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Education, Architecture Classical Revival Periods of significance: 1900-1924 Historic function: Education School Current function: Education School 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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