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Thompson Hall, interior: early Library, ca. 1900
12018-06-19T22:06:00+00:00Andrew Gillreath-Browned57b57bd543a26fc6b1c5658d33aa5903711e25302An interior view of the campus library located inside Thompson Hall, Washington State University's first Administration building. Solid wood bookshelves line the walls. In the center of the room is a circular wooden rail behind which is placed a desk. Electric light fixtures hang from the ceilings; wooden floors are present in the foreground. 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.plain2018-06-22T19:33:34+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/mascpc003b1fbldg1f2_78-372; pc149b2n78-372ImageJames; Thompson HallCampus buildings; Libraries--Washington (State)--Pullman; Interiors--Washington (State)--Pullman; Stephen1900ark:/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
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12018-06-03T23:46:35+00:00Andrew Gillreath-Browned57b57bd543a26fc6b1c5658d33aa5903711e25Thompson Hall PhotographsMichael Wynne15gallery2019-07-18T21:39:07+00:00Michael Wynnea849e89727ec165fbfcd378fdadcec9e3faca7bc