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Washington State University Buildings and Landscapes

Original Construction for Thompson Hall

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1. Original Construction for Thompson Hall
2. Ad. Bldg. [Thompson Hall] (1949)
3. Administration Bldg. [Thompson Hall] (1909)
4. Administration Building [Thompson Hall] 1900 - 1920
5. Administration Building [Thompson Hall] (1908)
6. Administration Building [Thompson Hall] (1906)
7. Administration Building [Thompson Hall] (1908)
8. Administration Building [Thompson Hall] (1915)
9. Administration Building [Thompson Hall]
10. Administration Building [Thompson Hall] 1915 - 1917
11. Bryan Hall and Thompson Hall, ca. 1926-1937
12. Entrance Arch and Thompson Hall 1909 - 1913
13. Excavation at Thompson Hall by Lisa and Darby
14. Images of WSC on cloth. 1901-1902 47 x 47 cm. (rotated diagonally in this image) set of 23 cyanotype photographs on cloth, some only partial images. This was owned by Catherine Friel, who says it came to her from her uncle and aunt, Will and Sarah Wallis. She identifies these as having been printed on Pongee silk and then used as a cushion before being taken apart and framed. Images 2-1 and 6-3 seem to both be historical images taken in about 1895. However, the football game in 2-2 took place on Nov. 9, 1901, and every other datable image takes place in an interval included 1901-1902, so we're assuming this cushion to date to late 1901 or 1902. Image contents, identified by row and a left-to-right numbering: 1-1: New Ferry Hall & corner of Thompson Hall (same pic as 4-5); 2-1: Thompson Hall and old College Hall; 2-2: WSC/Oregon football, Rogers Field; 2-3: Unidentified room interior; 3-1: Unidentified football player; 3-2: New Ferry Hall & Murrow Hall; 3-3: Thompson Hall & old College Hall; 3-4: College Hill; 3-5: Edge of old College Hall, with Stevens beyond it; 4-1: Unidentified building (possibly a side view of Stevens Hall?); 4-2: Stevens Hall interior; 4-3: Thompson Hall; 4-4: Silver Lake; 4-5: College Hill; 5-1: Thompson Hall; 5-2: Stevens Hall interior; 5-3: College Farmhouse; 5-4: Unidentified room interior; 6-1: College Hill (old College, Stevens, and the TUB?); 6-2: The TUB; 6-3: Thompson Hall and old College Hall (same pic as 2-1); 7-1: Unidentified room interior; 7-2: Unidentified room interior.
15. Lawn below Thompson Hall 1907 - 1918
16. Library, Administration Building (Thompson Hall), 1900s Prior to the 1909 construction of the campus's first designated library building (Bryan Hall, which was both library and auditorium), the Washington State College (later Washington State University)'s library was located in the top level of the Administration building, today known as Thompson Hall. When the Administration Building was built in 1894, the library moved into second floor quarters. In 1899, when the Science Building (later Murrow Hall) was built, the campus museum moved out of the upper floor of the Administration Building and into Science, and the library moved to that fourth floor location (seen here).
17. Lisa and Darby drawing profile at Thompson Hall
20. Proposed Administration Building (Thompson Hall), March 1892
21. Skiing on campus 1922
22. Stone Arch, 1918
23. The Arch, 1916
24. Thompson Hall 1905
25. Thompson Hall, 1897 A photograph looking at the west facade of the recently completed Thompson Hall, WSU Building #1. A dirt path leads to the front entrance; no landscaping is present. A corner of Stevens Hall is present at the left of the image. Thompson Hall is the oldest extant building on campus, designed by noted Seattle architect, James Stephen and his Chicago trained partner, Timotheus Josenhans. It is prominently sited and immediately identifiable by its two large towers, one truncated and one with conical roof. The romantic Victorian Romanesque character of the building is further enhanced by rich variety of windows and entryways and the use of rock-faced granite (quarried near Spokane) for its contrasting trim. It formally opened January 1, 1895 at a cost of $50,000.
26. Thompson Hall (1907)
27. Thompson Hall (1916)
28. Thompson Hall, 1936 A photograph looking up College hill at the west facade of Thompson Hall, WSU Building #1. A corner of White Hall is present at the left of the image; the unfinished clock tower of Bryan Hall is just visible. Defoliated trees line the walk to Thompson. Thompson Hall, formerly the Administration building, is the oldest extant building on campus, designed by noted Seattle architect, James Stephen and his Chicago trained partner, Timotheus Josenhans. It is prominently sited and immediately identifiable by its two large towers, one truncated and one with conical roof. The romantic Victorian Romanesque character of the building is further enhanced by rich variety of windows and entryways and the use of rock-faced granite (quarried near Spokane) for its contrasting trim. It formally opened January 1, 1895 at a cost of $50,000.
29. Thompson Hall, 1950
30. Thompson Hall, 1954
31. Thompson Hall, 1960 A view looking west at the east facade of Thompson Hall, WSU building #1. Two cars and a covered truck are parked on the street. Thompson Hall, the original administration building, is the oldest extant building on campus, designed by noted Seattle architect, James Stephen and his Chicago trained partner, Timotheus Josenhans. It is prominently sited and immediately identifiable by its two large towers, one truncated and one with conical roof. The romantic Victorian Romanesque character of the building is further enhanced by rich variety of windows and entryways and the use of rock-faced granite (quarried near Spokane) for its contrasting trim. It formally opened January 1, 1895.
32. Thompson Hall 1923 - 1932
33. Remodel/Additional Construction of Thompson Hall 1968
34. Remodel/Additional Construction of Thompson Hall 1998-2000