Thompson Hall ca. 1920
Title
Thompson Hall ca. 1920
                    Administration building
            Subject
Campus buildings
            Description
A view looking East of Thompson Hall, Washington State University's first Administration building. Thompson Hall is the oldest extant building on campus,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         designed by noted Seattle architect, James Stephen and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         his Chicago trained partner, Timotheus Josenhans. It is prominently sited and immediately identifiable by its                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           two large towers, one truncated and one with conical                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           roof. The romantic Victorian Romanesque character of                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           the building is further enhanced by rich variety of                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           windows and entryways and the use of rock-faced                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           granite (quarried near Spokane) for its contrasting trim.                                                                                                           
            Source
70-0157
                    PC-3
                    Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries: <br> http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/masc.htm
            Date
ca. 1920
            Rights
For permission to publish please contact Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (509) 335-6691.
            Format
Original photographic prints were scanned as 300 dpi TIFF files on a Microtek 9600XL or Agfa Arcus II scanner. 72 dpi JPEG files were then added to the CONTENTdm database at the WSU Libraries.
            Type
Photographic prints
            Identifier
1.jpg
            Coverage
Pullman, WA
            Collection
Citation
“Thompson Hall ca. 1920,” Digital Exhibits, accessed November 4, 2025, http://digitalexhibits.libraries.wsu.edu/items/show/1192.