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| Title | Old Main, North Dakota Agricultural College |
| Date of Original | 1926-09-22 |
| Description | A close shot of Old Main, focusing on the main entrance stairs to the building. A door for the college post office is to the right and below the stairs. To the left of the stairs is a wooden bulletin board and a mailbox. The walks to the main entrance do not appear to be paved, rather hardened dirt. Ivy or some type of plant is growing up the building. |
| Ordering Information | Consult: http://library.ndsu.edu/ndsuarchives/duplication-services |
| General Subject | Colleges & Universities
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Buildings
Windows
Stairways
Mailboxes
Bulletin boards
Doors & doorways
Chimneys
Plants
Trails & paths
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| Organization Name | North Dakota State University - Buildings
Old Main (Fargo, N.D.)
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| Location | Fargo (N.D.)
Cass County (N.D.)
North Dakota
United States
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| Decade | 1920-1929
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| Negative Number | GPN7619 |
| Format of Original | Glass negatives
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| Dimensions of Original | 18 x 13 cm. |
| Publisher of Original | North Dakota Agricultural College (Fargo, N.D.)
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| Place of Publication | Fargo (N.D.)
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| Transcription | "Entrance Main Bldg." |
| Notes | Photographer unknown.
Title supplied by staff. |
| Biography/History | The first permanent building on the North Dakota Agricultural College (NDAC) campus was College Hall, also called the Administration Building, but more commonly known as Old Main. In February 1891, the North Dakota State Legislature appropriated $25, 000 to erect the structure. The cornerstone was laid in 1891 and tradition has it that at the dedication no flag was available, so a student made a makeshift pennant with a pair of overalls (Bison 1950, pp.15-16). Construction of the lower levels were completed by the end of 1891 and on January 3, 1892, the institution opened its regular work in its permanent home, and enrolled 123 students for the term (First Biennial Report of the Board of Directors, 1891-1892, p. 6). An additional $3, 000 was appropriated in the next legislative session to complete the building and by the summer of 1893, it was considered completed.
Architectural Information: "Richardson Romanesque; 2 1/2 stories with raised basement; buff brick with base and trim of Duluth brownstone; clock tower/turret at the southeast corner; recessed triple-arched main entrance arcade facing south. Hancock Brothers, architects." (National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form, Summer 1982, p.3) |
| External Resource | See also NDSU Archives Building History web site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ndsu-university-archives/collections/72157624385769264/ |
| Repository Institution | North Dakota State University Libraries, University Archives
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| Repository Collection | NDSU University Archives Glass Negative Collection
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| Credit Line | University Archives, NDSU, Fargo (GPN 7619) |
| Rights Management | Copyright held by the University Archives. |
| Language | eng |
| Digital ID | ua000298 |
| Original Source | glass negative |
