Volume 12 , Issue 30

NWOSU's Old Science Hall

Northwestern's old Science Hall has seen many changes in its lifetime. It started out as the second building after the Castle on the Hill as built. The only building with any remnants of the towers and crenellations in the design of a castle.

By 1905, the Normal School (Castle on the Hill) had outgrown its quarters and the legislature appropriated $50,000 for the erection of the new Science Hall. The Science Hall, the second building to be built on campus, was completed in 1907.

The architect incorporated the "Castle on the Hill's" towers and crenellations into the design of this structure which was built of red brick with algonite trim. It housed the departments of Biology, Physical Science, Manual Training, and Pedagogy, as well as the Training School, Library, and the Natural History Museum.

When Carter Hall was built in 1936, this building became the Fine Arts Building, housing the music department. What is it today?   |  View or Add Comments (0 Comments)   |   Receive updates ( subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

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