LaCrosse State Teachers College Training School Building
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The La Crosse State Teachers College Training School Building was a building used to educate teachers at the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse in La Crosse, Wisconsin
. The building is at 1615 State Street in La Crosse. The present building was built in 1940 and was known was the Campus School.
The Campus School continued until 1973, when it closed and was renamed Morris Hall in honor of Thomas Morris
, who was instrumental in the establishment of the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse.
La Crosse, Wisconsin
La Crosse is a city in and the county seat of La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States. The city lies alongside the Mississippi River.The 2011 Census Bureau estimates the city had a population of 52,485...
. The building is at 1615 State Street in La Crosse. The present building was built in 1940 and was known was the Campus School.
The Campus School continued until 1973, when it closed and was renamed Morris Hall in honor of Thomas Morris
Thomas Morris (Wisconsin politician)
Thomas Morris was Lieutenant Governor of the U.S. state of Wisconsin from 1911 until 1915. He was born in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, St. Arnold Parish, Quebec. Morris settled in La Crosse, Wisconsin, where, he was a barber. Thomas Morris went to law school in Madison, Wisconsin, and returned to La...
, who was instrumental in the establishment of the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse.
Sources
- Recollections 1909–1973 Campus School—University of Wisconsin–La Crosse, Susan Hessel, 1992, the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse Foundation. Courtesy of the La Crosse Public Library archives.