"Old" Main Building
Marker Text: First permanent structure built by state of Texas for teacher training--when Joseph Baldwin was president of Sam Houston Normal Institute, L. S. Ross was governor, and A. T. McKinney was chairman of the S.H.N.I. local board.
Cornerstone was laid Sept. 23, 1889, with main address by The Hon. O. M. Roberts, Governor when S.H.N.I. was chartered in 1879. Also present was state school superintendent Oscar H. Cooper, a member of the first faculty. Completed in 1891, Main gave institute its first library, 8 large classrooms, a distinctive chapel. Architect: Alfred Mueller. (1970) Marker No: 8461
Aluminum 18 x 28 Subject Marker
Geographic: 30.715555, -95.550034
Location: Near corner of 17th Street and University Avenue on the Sam Houston State University campus; Huntsville
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