Science Hall (Alva, Oklahoma)

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Science Hall
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LocationNorthwestern Oklahoma State University, Alva, Oklahoma
Coordinates 36°47′48″N98°40′06″W / 36.79667°N 98.66833°W / 36.79667; -98.66833 (Science Hall)
Arealess than one acre
Built1906-07
Architect Solomon Andrew Layton
Architectural styleTudor Revival, Jacobean Revival
NRHP reference No. 83002141 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 14, 1983

Science Hall is a historic building at Northwestern Oklahoma State University, and is also known as the Fine Arts Building. It was designed by Solomon Layton and completed in 1907. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [1]

It is the oldest remaining building on the campus and is an "excellent example" of Jacobean Revival architecture. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "Northwestern's Fine Arts Building to celebrate 100th anniversary". ranger3.nwosu.edu.
  3. Kenneth N. Hopkins; Mary Ann Anders (August 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Science Hall / Fine Arts Building". National Park Service . Retrieved June 25, 2018. With accompanying two photos from 1981