Beardshear Hall, ca.1906. |
BEARDSHEAR
HALL Central Building
Built: 1903-1906 |
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Central Building, plans for the structure included space for the Mathematics, English,
Botany, History, and Modern Languages departments, as well as the President's,
Secretary's, Treasurer's and Board of Trustee's offices. When constructed was completely
finished in 1908, the total cost was at just over $400,000. In 1938, Central Building was
renamed Beardshear Hall after William M. Beardshear who was president of the college from
1891 to 1902. There have been many changes in the
usage of space within the building, but the structure has for the most part remained as
originally built. The few visible changes resulted from the change of the inscription over
the main east entrance from "Iowa State College" to "Iowa State
University," the installation of air conditioning in the 1970's, and various
renovations to meet changing fire codes. |
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Additional images of Beardshear Hall
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| Beardshear Hall,
ca. 1906. |
East facade of
Beardshear Hall,
ca. 1906. |
View from southeast of
Beardshear Hall,
no date. Possibly graduation procession. |
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| Beardshear Hall,
between 1908 and 1913. |
East view of
Beardshear, 1914. 2,481 students and faculty. |
Beardshear Hall,
no date. |
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History of
Campus Buildings at Iowa State University
Comments: University Archives
Created by: Andrea Reis, Research/Technical Assistant & Jill Osweiler
Schaefer, Special Collections Librarian
Updated by: Michele Christian,
University Records Analyst
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