Old Main (Minnesota State University, Mankato)

United States historic place

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Old Main, Mankato State Teachers College
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


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Location	5th St., S. and Jackson St., Campus of Minnesota State University, Mankato, Minnesota
Coordinates	44°9′43″N 94°0′2″W / 44.16194°N 94.00056°W / 44.16194; -94.00056
Area	5.5 acres (2.2 ha)
Built	1908 (1908)
Architect	Johnston, Clarence H.
NRHP reference No.	83000899 100005244 (decrease)
Added to NRHP	June 2, 1983
Boundary decrease	May 28, 2020

Old Main is a historic academic building on the lower historic campus of Minnesota State University, Mankato in Mankato, Minnesota. Its main section, built in 1924, is dominated by a prominent Jacobethan tower, and is connected to an older 1908 building, now known as the Annex. It was built to replace the original old main (built 1870) also located in lower Mankato that was burned to the ground by a fire in 1922. These structures are the oldest surviving buildings on the original valley campus, which was the first site of the state's second normal school. The state legislature provided funding in 1923 for the development of the site. The 1924 building was designed by Clarence H. Johnston, then the state architect. It currently serves as a nursing home and clinical rotation site for nursing assistant programs in the area.

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
"City of Mankato Historic Context Study". City of Mankato Heritage Preservation Committee. Thomas Zahn and Associates LLC. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
"NRHP nomination for Old Main, Mankato State Teachers College". National Park Service. Retrieved November 13, 2017.

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Images of Old Main
Old Main Library at Mankato State Normal School, Mankato, Minnesota
Old Main on fire at Mankato Teacher's College, Mankato, Minnesota
Old Main at Mankato State Normal School, Mankato, Minnesota

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