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12018-08-31T00:34:38+00:00Andrew Gillreath-Browned57b57bd543a26fc6b1c5658d33aa5903711e25Old Ferry Hall (Demolished)Andrew Gillreath-Brown3image_header2018-10-01T05:03:51+00:00189246.729911, -117.166018Andrew Gillreath-Browned57b57bd543a26fc6b1c5658d33aa5903711e25
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12018-06-19T22:05:41+00:00Andrew Gillreath-Browned57b57bd543a26fc6b1c5658d33aa5903711e25Ferry Hall, 18972A nighttime view of the fire that destroyed original Ferry Hall, WSU Building #8. In 1897 a fire starting in the kitchen -- located on the ground floor to the right-- burned out of control. A wooden pole is clearly visible to the left. Built in 1892, Ferry Hall was the first large building to be constructed on campus. Designed by H. Preusse to be a dormitory, it housed men and women on separate floorsplain2018-09-10T20:15:00+00:00Is found in PC 3, WSU Buildings Photographs http://libraries.wsu.edu/masc/finders/pc3.htm at Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC) http://libraries.wsu.edu/mascpc003b03f03_ferryfire189211; pc149b2n78-393ImageCampus buildings--Washington (State)--Pullman; Fires--Washington (State)--Pullman; Ferry Hall (Old)1897ark:/80444/xv40374Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries: http://libraries.wsu.edu/mascUnited States--Washington (State)--Whitman County--PullmanNo known copyright. Item is in public domain as it was published prior to 1923.Andrew Gillreath-Browned57b57bd543a26fc6b1c5658d33aa5903711e25
12018-06-19T22:05:40+00:00Andrew Gillreath-Browned57b57bd543a26fc6b1c5658d33aa5903711e25Ferry Hall, 18972A view looking East after the fire that destroyed the original Ferry Hall, WSU Building #8. In 1897 a fire starting in the kitchen -- located on the ground floor to the right-- burned out of control. A group of men dressed in black suites and military uniforms are gathered in front of the building's remains. An unscathed wooden pole stands in the center foreground. Built in 1892, Ferry Hall was the first large building to be constructed on campus. Designed by H. Preusse to be a dormitory, it housed men and women on separate floors.plain2018-09-10T20:15:07+00:00Is found in PC 3, WSU Buildings Photographs http://libraries.wsu.edu/masc/finders/pc3.htm at Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC) http://libraries.wsu.edu/mascpc003b4bldg008f3_cab78-393; pc149b2n78-393ImageCampus buildings--Washington (State)--Pullman; Fires--Washington (State)--Pullman; Ferry Hall (Old)1897ark:/80444/xv40374Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries: http://libraries.wsu.edu/mascUnited States--Washington (State)--Whitman County--PullmanNo known copyright. Item is in public domain as it was published prior to 1923.Andrew Gillreath-Browned57b57bd543a26fc6b1c5658d33aa5903711e25
12018-06-19T22:05:41+00:00Andrew Gillreath-Browned57b57bd543a26fc6b1c5658d33aa5903711e25Ferry Hall, 18972A view looking West after the fire that destroyed original Ferry Hall, WSU Building #8. A crowd -- many in cadet uniforms -- stands in the foreground in front of the fire ravaged structure. The city of Pullman is in the background; only a few homes and farms are present. In 1897 a fire starting in the kitchen -- located on the ground floor to the right-- burned out of control. Built in 1892, Ferry Hall was the first large building to be constructed on campus. Designed by H. Preusse to be a dormitory, it housed men and women on separate floors.plain2018-09-10T20:15:43+00:00Is found in PC 7, William Delbert Barkhuff Photographs http://libraries.wsu.edu/masc/finders/pc7.htm at Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC) http://libraries.wsu.edu/mascpc007f08n14; pc149b4n88-042ImageCampus buildings--Washington (State)--Pullman; Fires--Washington (State)--Pullman; Ferry Hall (Old)1897ark:/80444/xv88922Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries: http://libraries.wsu.edu/mascUnited States--Washington (State)--Whitman County--PullmanNo known copyright. Item is in public domain as it was published prior to 1923.Andrew Gillreath-Browned57b57bd543a26fc6b1c5658d33aa5903711e25
12018-06-19T22:05:41+00:00Andrew Gillreath-Browned57b57bd543a26fc6b1c5658d33aa5903711e25Ferry Hall, ca. 18932A view of the West facade of the original Ferry Hall, WSU Building #8. The campus is devoid of any landscaping; a fire hydrant (to the left), power lines and the roof of a shack are visible to the right. The shack, torn down ca. 1910, was used variously as a gym, veterinary barn, and steam plant. Built in 1892, Ferry Hall was the first large building to be constructed on campus. Designed by H. Preusse to be a dormitory, it housed men and women on separate floors. In 1897, there was a kitchen fire, which got out of control and the building burned down.plain2018-09-10T20:16:32+00:00Is found in PC 149, MASC Negative Files http://libraries.wsu.edu/masc/finders/pc149.htm at Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC) http://libraries.wsu.edu/mascpc149b4n83-051ImageCampus buildings--Washington (State)--Pullman; Dormitories--Washington (State)--Pullman; Ferry Hall (Old)1893ark:/80444/xv64932Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries: http://libraries.wsu.edu/mascUnited States--Washington (State)--Whitman County--PullmanNo known copyright. Item is in public domain as it was published prior to 1923.Andrew Gillreath-Browned57b57bd543a26fc6b1c5658d33aa5903711e25
12018-06-19T22:05:41+00:00Andrew Gillreath-Browned57b57bd543a26fc6b1c5658d33aa5903711e25Ferry Hall, ca. 18952A view of West facade of Ferry Hall, WSU Building #8. Old College Hall is visible to the left, as are recently planted trees. Built in 1892, Ferry Hall was the first large building to be constructed on campus. Designed by H. Preusse to be a dormitory, it housed men and women on separate floors. In 1897, there was a kitchen fire which got out of control, and the building burned down.plain2018-09-10T20:16:39+00:00Is found in PC 3, WSU Buildings Photographs http://libraries.wsu.edu/masc/finders/pc3.htm at Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC) http://libraries.wsu.edu/mascpc003b03f02_oldferry; pc149b2n78-391ImageCampus buildings--Washington (State)--Pullman; Dormitories--Washington (State)--Pullman; Ferry Hall (Old)1895ark:/80444/xv40374Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries: http://libraries.wsu.edu/mascUnited States--Washington (State)--Whitman County--PullmanNo known copyright. Item is in public domain as it was published prior to 1923.Andrew Gillreath-Browned57b57bd543a26fc6b1c5658d33aa5903711e25
12018-06-19T22:05:42+00:00Andrew Gillreath-Browned57b57bd543a26fc6b1c5658d33aa5903711e25Ferry Hall, construction, ca. 1892 on Cabbage Patch2A view of the West facade of the original Ferry Hall, WSU Building #8. Three farmers tend cabbage fields, which once comprised most of the present historic campus core. Built in 1892, Ferry Hall was the first large building to be constructed on campus. Designed by H. Preusse to be a dormitory, it housed men and women on separate floors. In 1897, there was a kitchen fire, which got out of control and the building burned down.plain2018-09-10T20:17:27+00:00Is found in PC 6, WSU Lantern Slides http://libraries.wsu.edu/masc/finders/pc6.htm at Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC) http://libraries.wsu.edu/mascpc006b01n002_ferry-cabbage_1892ImageCampus buildings--Washington (State)--Pullman; Building construction--Washington (State)--Pullman; Ferry Hall (Old)1892ark:/80444/xv23258Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries: http://libraries.wsu.edu/mascUnited States--Washington (State)--Whitman County--PullmanNo known copyright. Item is in public domain as it was published prior to 1923.Andrew Gillreath-Browned57b57bd543a26fc6b1c5658d33aa5903711e25