View of some of the early buildings on the Carleton College campus, including Pancake Hall and Lord House, Northfield, Minnesota. Pancake Hall was a Carleton College residence.
Exterior view of Hamline University which was constructed in Red Wing in 1855-56 and later moved to St. Paul in the 1860s. The courthouse shown behind it was built in 1858-59.
Exterior view of Stearns House with men and women standing on the balcony and in front of the building. The Stearns House, a former hotel purchased by the state, served as a St. Cloud State's first and only building when the school was established in 1869.
This photo shows a view of the Gustavus Adolphus College campus in St. Peter. The largest building is Old Main, which is located at the west end of College Avenue.
Old Main - as remodeled after the storm of June 5, 1880. (This Old Main was the original building for Mankato State Normal School. It was destroyed by fire in 1922.)
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University Archives and Southern Minnesota Historical Center, Memorial Library, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Photograph of the first Chemistry-Horticulture building at University of Minnesota Farm, St. Paul campus. The new head of the first Horticulture department was Samuel Green, 1888.
View of the campus from its southwest corner looking northeast, showing Willis Hall, Williams Hall, Carleton's first observatory, and first Music Hall (Seccombe House).
Exterior view of original Old Main building at Macalester College with a young man in foreground. From the estate of William Porter Lee, Macalester class of 1889.
Hamline University's campus as seen from the northeast. From left, Ladies Hall (later known as Goheen Hall), heating plant, and University Hall (also known as Old Main).
This postcard shows a view of Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter in 1886. The building with the clock tower is Old Main, which is located at the west end of College Avenue.
Hamline University's campus as seen from the northeast. From left, Ladies Hall (later known as Goheen Hall), Science Hall, and University Hall (also known as Old Main). Boardwalk in foreground.
Macalester College buildings and houses, left to right: Old Main, 1st President's House at 1586 Summit Avenue, Wallace House at 1596 Summit Avenue, Eutrophian Hall? Or grocerty? on Grand Avenue, faculty house at 1620 Summit Avenue, Ramsey School on Grand Avenue
Interior view of assembly hall in Old Main. Old main opened in 1874 as the main building of St. Cloud State. Old Main was demolished in 1950 after the completion of Stewart Hall.
Museum Room in Old Main Building. Old Main opened in 1874 as the main building of St. Cloud State. Old Main was demolished in 1950 after the completion of Stewart Hall.
Physical Science Laboratory in Old Main BuildingOld Main opened in 1874 as the main building of St. Cloud State. Old Main was demolished in 1950 after the completion of Stewart Hall.
Image on top is Hamline University's campus from the northwest in winter. Buildings from left are Ladies Hall (later known as Goheen Hall), Science Hall, and University Hall (also known as Old Main). Image on bottom is a display in Hamline University's Natural History Museum, which was on the third floor of Science Hall.
Image on top is Hamline University's chapel (now known as Bridgman Hall) on the second floor of University Hall (also known as Old Main). A portrait of Bishop Leonidas Lent Hamline is on the wall over the stage. On the bottom is the first library on Hamline's Saint Paul campus, which was behind the chapel in University Hall.
Kindergarten room in Old Main. Old Main opened in 1874 as the main building of St. Cloud State. Old Main was demolished in 1950 after the completion of Stewart Hall.
Interior view of "N" Room in Old Main, with student sitting in rows of desks, watching teachers at the front of the room. Isabel Lawrence, in white blouse, is looking on. Old Main was constructed in 1874.
Interior view, Chemical Laboratory in Old Main Building. Old Main opened in 1874 as the main building of St. Cloud State. Old Main was demolished in 1950 after the completion of Stewart Hall.
View of eleven children sitting together in the Kindergarten Room in Old Main with two women nearby. The teachers are Miss Goodman and Miss Eleanor Mitchell. Old Main was constructed in 1874.
Exterior view of the Old Model School. Completed in 1906, the Old Model School served as the campus laboratory school until 1913 when Riverview opened. The Old Model School then served as the campus library until 1952 when Kiehle opened. It was demolished in 1960.
In a view taken looking north along "Hello Walk", we see the Ladies' Dormitory, the School of Commerce building with a group of students standing outside, and Old Main.
Interior view of the library in Old Main. The room has tables, chairs, and bookshelves, light hanging from ceiling in foreground. Old Main was constructed in 1874.
Exterior view of the St. Cloud State campus before the extensive remodeling of the Old Main Building in 1902 and the destruction by fire of Lawrence Hall in 1905.
A view of the campus grounds of the College of St. Thomas. The buildings appearing in the background are, from left to right, the old Science Building, the old Administration Building, and the first Chapel of St. Thomas Aquinas. Title supplied by cataloger.
Exterior view of the St. Cloud State campus right after the extensive remodeling of the Old Main Building in 1902 and the destruction by fire of Lawrence Hall in 1905.
Hamline University's campus as seen from the north. From left, Ladies Hall (later known as Goheen Hall), Science Hall, and University Hall (also known as Old Main)
Hamline University tennis court and players behind Ladies Hall (later known as Goheen Hall). From left are the tower of University Hall (also known as Old Main), the heating plant and its tower, Science Hall, and Ladies Hall.
A view of the old Administration Building and the first Chapel of St. Thomas Aquinas on the campus of the College of St. Thomas. The building in the background is the old Classroom Building.
Earliest photograph of Derham Hall first building erected on the campus of the College of St. Catherine by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet. Cornerstone laid 1903; building completed 1904. Named in honor of Hugh Derham of Rosemount Minnesota a generous benefactor. View of the west (front) and north wing of the building from the northwest. The small building in the in the rear was called the Power House at that time.
Interior view of assembly hall in Old Main. Old main opened in 1874 as the main building of St. Cloud State. Old Main was demolished in 1950 after the completion of Stewart Hall.
A view of campus of the College of St. Thomas with Science Building and the Administration Building in the background and Lake Mennith in the foreground.
Lawrence Hall, named after long-time faculty member Isabel Lawrence, opened in 1905 as a dormitory for women. It replaced the first Lawrence Hall after a fire destroyed it in early 1905.