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Oldest structure on permanent campus. Planned 1895-97 as chapel, library, classrooms, offices, when the regent (president) was Dr. J. H. McLean (1838-1925); built 1898-1900 under regent R. S. Hyer (1860-1929). From throughout the state came building fund gifts, which even included land from plantation of late Texas president Sam Houston. Neo-Romanesque style. Builders, Flume & Waterston (from British Isles), had worked on State Capitol. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1962
Main Building, Southwestern University is a historical marker in Georgetown, Williamson County, dedicated in 1962. It is one of 241 historical markers documented in Williamson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 448 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.6337, -97.6677 near Georgetown. The nearest cataloged historic site is Southwestern University Administration Building and Mood Hall (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include The Woman's Club of Georgetown, Reedy, J. H., House, and Pegues House.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5491009342. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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