Main Building, Southwest Texas Normal School - San Marcos, TX - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

A 1965 Texas Historic Landmark plaque reads: "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.

From the NRHP application: The Victorian Gothic Main Building of Southwest Texas State University is the most impressive structure in San Marcos. It is of buff brick and two and a half stories high. The remarkable profile is created by the four pyramidally roofed towers that rise from each of the four corners of the rectangular structure, the main mass of which is topped by a hipped roof. The central gabled pavilion of the south facade and the wall dormers of the corner towers add to the roofscape.

It opened in 1903 with a faculty of 17 and an enrollment of 303, but grew rapidly in size and prestige. Nineteen fifteen saw its status elevated to junior college. In 1918, Southwest Texas became a full, four-year college; in 1936, it opened a graduate school. Finally, in 1969, the name was changed to Southwest Texas State University. Among its many graduates was Lyndon B. Johnson, in 1930. Present enrollment is over 15,000. (Now in 2014, 35,000 students.)

Street address: Old Main Street Texas State University campus San Marcos, TX USA 78666 County / Borough / Parish: Hays County Year listed: 1983 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1900-1924 Historic function: Education Current function: Education Privately owned?: no Season start / Season finish: From: 01/01/2014 To: 12/31/2014 Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 1: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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