Old Main, Goethean Hall, and Diagnothian Hall

Old Main, Goethean Hall, and Diagnothian Hall
"Old Main," 1910
Location Franklin and Marshall College campus, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°2′42″N 76°19′14″W / 40.04500°N 76.32056°W / 40.04500; -76.32056Coordinates: 40°2′42″N 76°19′14″W / 40.04500°N 76.32056°W / 40.04500; -76.32056
Area 2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built 1854-1856, 1857
Architect Dixon, Balburnie, & Dixon
Architectural style Gothic Revival
NRHP Reference # 75001645[1]
Added to NRHP July 30, 1975

"Old Main," Goethean Hall, and Diagnothian Hall, also known as the Original Buildings of Franklin & Marshall College, are three historic academic buildings located on the campus of Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. "Old Main" was built between 1854 and 1856, and is a three-story, "T"-shaped, building with three-story lateral wings. It features a four-story, square entrance tower with five-story octagonal turrets. The chapel was enlarged in 1874. Goethean Hall and Diagnothian Hall flank "Old Main" and were completed in 1857. They are 2 1/2-stories tall, with steeply pitched gable roofs and stepped gables. The buildings all reflect the Gothic Revival architectural style.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Sarah M. Jarvis and William K. Watson (April 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Old Main, Goethean Hall, and Diagnothian Hall" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-25.


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