Historical Marker"Old" Main Building
Huntsville · Walker County · Dedicated 1980 · THC Atlas #5471008461
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Marker Inscription
First permanent structure built by state of Texas for teacher training--when Joseph Baldwin was president of Sam Houston Normal Institute, L. S. Ross was governor, and A. T. McKinney was chairman of the S.H.N.I. local board. Cornerstone was laid Sept. 23, 1889, with main address by The Hon. O. M. Roberts, Governor when S.H.N.I. was chartered in 1879. Also present was state school superintendent Oscar H. Cooper, a member of the first faculty. Completed in 1891, Main gave institute its first library, 8 large classrooms, a distinctive chapel. Architect: Alfred Mueller.
About this site
"Old" Main Building is a historical marker in Huntsville, Walker County, dedicated in 1980. It is one of 69 historical markers documented in Walker County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 85 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.7162, -95.5502 near Huntsville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Peabody Library Building (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Austin Hall, Steamboat House, and First Baptist Church of Huntsville.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5471008461. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
