List of oldest buildings on Kansas colleges and universities
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The following is a list of the oldest buildings on Kansas
college and university campuses, all of which were built prior to 1910. Twelve individual buildings and one complex of buildings are listed on the United States Department of Interior's National Register of Historic Places
.
Kansas State University
has the most buildings on this list, with eleven. The list does not include buildings that were built elsewhere and subsequently relocated onto campuses, such as the Osborne Chapel at Baker University
, which was built in England in 1864 and moved to the Baker campus in 1996.
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
college and university campuses, all of which were built prior to 1910. Twelve individual buildings and one complex of buildings are listed on the United States Department of Interior's National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
.
Kansas State University
Kansas State University
Kansas State University, commonly shortened to K-State, is an institution of higher learning located in Manhattan, Kansas, in the United States...
has the most buildings on this list, with eleven. The list does not include buildings that were built elsewhere and subsequently relocated onto campuses, such as the Osborne Chapel at Baker University
Baker University
Baker University is a private, residential university located in Baldwin City, Kansas, United States. Founded in 1858, it is the oldest university in Kansas and is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Baker University is made up of four schools...
, which was built in England in 1864 and moved to the Baker campus in 1996.
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Old Castle Hall | Baker University Baker University Baker University is a private, residential university located in Baldwin City, Kansas, United States. Founded in 1858, it is the oldest university in Kansas and is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Baker University is made up of four schools... |
1858 | Original home to Baker University, now located east of the main campus. The building predates the creation of the State of Kansas by three years. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation... . |
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Stone House(now part of Hoeflin Stone House) | Kansas State University Kansas State University Kansas State University, commonly shortened to K-State, is an institution of higher learning located in Manhattan, Kansas, in the United States... |
1866 | Originally built as a limestone house by the father of Samuel Wendell Williston Samuel Wendell Williston Samuel Wendell Williston was an American educator and paleontologist who was the first to propose that birds developed flight cursorially , rather than arboreally . He was also an entomologist, specialising in Diptera.-Early life:Williston was born in Boston, Massachusetts to Samuel Williston and... in 1866, the walls of the original cabin are now just an interior decorative element in a much larger building. |
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Tauy Jones Hall | Ottawa University Ottawa University Ottawa University is a private, non-profit, faith-based liberal arts college located in Ottawa, Kansas. It was founded in 1865 and is affiliated with the American Baptist Churches USA... |
1869 | It was gutted by fire in 1875 and rebuilt in 1876. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation... . |
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College Building / St. Pius X Hall | St. Mary's College St. Mary's College, Kansas Saint Mary's Academy and College is a religious school of the Society of St. Pius X located in St. Marys, Kansas, 25 miles west of Topeka.- St. Mary's College :... |
1871 | All of the buildings on this list from the St. Mary's campus were built by an earlier college, also called St. Mary's, which opened in 1870 and closed in 1931. The earlier college has no affiliation with the current school. The current St. Mary's College opened for classes in 1979. | |
Parmenter Hall | Baker University | 1871 | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation... . |
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Pulliam Center | Baker University | 1872 | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation... . |
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Industrial Workshop(now part of Seaton Court) | Kansas State University | 1874 | The Industrial Workshop was one of two original educational buildings on the campus when Kansas State relocated to its current location in 1875. The building now forms a part of Seaton Court. | |
Holtz Hall | Kansas State University | 1876 | Oldest free-standing building on the Kansas State University campus. | |
Bishop Fink Hall | Benedictine College Benedictine College Benedictine College is a co-educational university in Atchison, Kansas, founded in 1971 by the merger of St. Benedict's College for men and Mount St. Scholastica College for women. It is a Roman Catholic, Benedictine, liberal arts, and residential college located on bluffs overlooking the... |
1878 | Included on the National Register of Historic Places National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation... as part of the Benedictine College Historic Complex. |
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Anderson Hall | Kansas State University | 1879-1885 | Built and opened in three separate stages, starting in 1879. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation... . |
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Coppens Hall | St. Mary's College | 1883 | |
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Cooper Hall | Sterling College Sterling College (Kansas) Sterling College is a Christ-centered, four-year liberal arts college located in Sterling, Kansas with a mission "to develop creative and thoughtful leaders who understand a maturing Christian faith." The school is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and... |
1887 | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation... . |
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Powerhouse(now part of Hall Center for Humanities) | University of Kansas University of Kansas The University of Kansas is a public research university and the largest university in the state of Kansas. KU campuses are located in Lawrence, Wichita, Overland Park, and Kansas City, Kansas with the main campus being located in Lawrence on Mount Oread, the highest point in Lawrence. The... |
1887 | The arches from the 1887 structure serve as an exterior decorative element on the Hall Center, built in 2002. | |
Suarez Hall | St. Mary's College | 1887 | |
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Davis Administration Building | Friends University Friends University Friends University is a private non-denominational Christian university in Wichita, Kansas.Friends University was founded in 1898. The main building was originally built in 1886 for Garfield University, but was donated in 1898 to the Religious Society of Friends by James Davis, a St. Louis... |
1888 | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation... . |
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McCabe Hall | St. Mary's College | 1888 | |
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Convent | St. Mary's College | 1890 | ||
Library | St. Mary's College | 1891 | ||
Administrative Building | Bethel College Bethel College (Kansas) Bethel College is a private college affiliated with Mennonite Church USA. The college is located on the edge of the Flint Hills and the vast wheat fields of south central Kansas in the town of North Newton... |
1893 | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation... . |
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Ferrell Hall | Benedictine College | 1893 | Included on the National Register of Historic Places National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation... as part of the Benedictine College Historic Complex. |
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Goerz House | Bethel College | 1893 | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation... . |
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Fairchild Hall | Kansas State University | 1894 | ||
Spooner Hall | University of Kansas | 1894 | Oldest free-standing building on the University of Kansas campus. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation... . |
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Kedzie Hall | Kansas State University | 1897 | ||
Hiawatha Hall | Haskell Indian Nations University Haskell Indian Nations University Haskell Indian Nations University is a tribal university located in Lawrence, Kansas, for members of federally recognized Native American tribes in the United States... |
1898 | ||
Stauffer-Flint Hall | University of Kansas | 1899 | Built as the Fowler Shops for engineering students. | |
Bailey Hall Bailey Hall (University of Kansas) Bailey Hall , at University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas, was built in 1905. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. The architect was John G. Haskell who was among the architects of the Kansas State Capitol.... |
University of Kansas | 1900 | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation... . |
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Holton Hall | Kansas State University | 1900 | ||
Kiva Hall | Haskell Indian Nations University | 1900 | ||
One Room Schoolhouse | Emporia State University Emporia State University Emporia State University is a university in the city of Emporia in Lyon County, Kansas, just east of the Flint Hills.- History :... |
1900 | ||
Dyche Hall University of Kansas Natural History Museum The University of Kansas Natural History Museum is part of the University of Kansas Natural History Museum and Biodiversity Research Center, which is itself part of the KU Biodiversity Institute.... |
University of Kansas | 1903 | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation... . |
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Fiske Hall | Wichita State University Wichita State University Wichita State University is a NCAA Division I public university in Wichita, Kansas with selective admissions. WSU is one of six state universities governed by the Kansas Board of Regents. The current president is Dr. Donald Beggs.... |
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Picken Hall | Fort Hays State University Fort Hays State University Fort Hays State University is a public, co-educational university located in Hays, Kansas, United States. It is the fourth-largest of the six state universities governed by the Kansas Board of Regents, with an enrollment of approximately 11,200 students .- History :FHSU was founded in 1902 as the... |
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Lippincott Hall | University of Kansas | 1905 | ||
Martin Allen Hall | Fort Hays State University | 1905 | ||
Beeghly Hall | McPherson College McPherson College McPherson College was chartered in 1887 by the leaders of the Church of the Brethren. The college provides a career-oriented liberal arts education... |
1906 | Originally built as a Carnegie library Carnegie library A Carnegie library is a library built with money donated by Scottish-American businessman and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. 2,509 Carnegie libraries were built between 1883 and 1929, including some belonging to public and university library systems... . |
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Case Hall | Baker University | 1907 | ||
Dickens Hall Dickens Hall Dickens Hall is a historical building at Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas. It currently houses the departments of Statistics and Philosophy and the .... |
Kansas State University | 1907 | ||
Greenhouse–Conservatory | Kansas State University | 1907 | ||
Loyola Hall | St. Mary's College | 1907 | ||
Calvin Hall | Kansas State University | 1908 | ||
Leasure Hall | Kansas State University | 1908 | ||
Marvin Hall | University of Kansas | 1908 | ||
Russ Hall | Pittsburg State University Pittsburg State University Pittsburg State University, also called Pitt State or PSU, is a public university with approximately 7,100 students located in Pittsburg, Kansas, United States. A large percentage of the student population consists of residents within the Pittsburg region; the gender proportion is relatively equal... |
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Christy Administration Building | Southwestern College Southwestern College (Kansas) Southwestern College is a four-year private college affiliated with the United Methodist Church located in Winfield, Kansas, United States. It was founded in 1885 and graduated its first class in 1889. In addition to its campus programs, it offers online programs.-Academics:The main campus is a... |
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