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Education
Historic Place
McMurry College Administration Building
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About this site
McMurry College Administration Building is a historic place in Abilene, Taylor County, dedicated in 1992. It is one of 49 historic places documented in Taylor County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 129 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.4293, -99.7489 near Abilene. The nearest cataloged historic site is McMurry University (college & university), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Green, Roland A. D., House, McMurry College, and Cash, W. A. V., House.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #2092000209. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
Known as Old Main, this administration building was one of the first two structures erected for McMurry College, which opened in Abilene on September 20, 1923. It has remained a landmark of the campus since the school's founding. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.
Sources: tshaonline.orgtexasalmanac.com
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