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List of oldest buildings on Kansas colleges and universities - Wikipedia

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The following is a list of the oldest buildings on Kansas college and university campuses, all of which were built prior to 1910. Twelve individual buildings and one complex of buildings are listed on the United States Department of the Interior's National Register of Historic Places.

Kansas State University has the most buildings on this list, with eleven. The list does not include buildings that were built elsewhere and subsequently relocated onto campuses, such as the Osborne Chapel at Baker University, which was built in England in 1864 and moved to the Baker campus in 1996.

Building	Location	Built	Notes/Source
Old Castle Hall	Baker University	1858	Original home to Baker University, now located east of the main campus. The building predates the creation of the State of Kansas by three years. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[1]
Stone House (now part of Hoeflin Stone House)	Kansas State University	1866	Originally built as a limestone house by the father of Samuel Wendell Williston in 1866, the walls of the original cabin are now just an interior decorative element in a much larger building.^[2]
Tauy Jones Hall	Ottawa University	1869	It was gutted by fire in 1875 and rebuilt in 1876.^[3] Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
College Building / St. Pius X Hall	St. Mary's College	1871	All of the buildings on this list from the St. Mary's campus were built by an earlier college, also called St. Mary's, which opened in 1870 and closed in 1931. The earlier college has no affiliation with the current school. The current St. Mary's College opened for classes in 1979.^[4]^[5]
Parmenter Hall	Baker University	1871	Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[6]
Pulliam Center	Baker University	1872	Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[7]
Industrial Workshop (now part of Seaton Court)	Kansas State University	1874	The Industrial Workshop was one of two original educational buildings on the campus when Kansas State relocated to its current location in 1875. The building now forms a part of Seaton Court.^[8]^[9]
Holtz Hall	Kansas State University	1876	Oldest free-standing building on the Kansas State University campus.^[8]^[10]
Bishop Fink Hall	Benedictine College	1878	Included on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Benedictine College Historic Complex.^[11]
Anderson Hall	Kansas State University	1879-1885	Built and opened in three separate stages, starting in 1879.^[8] Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Coppens Hall	St. Mary's College	1883	*The building is located on the St. Mary's campus, but it is currently used by the St. Mary's Academy (K-12) and not the college.^[4]
Cooper Hall	Sterling College	1887	Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[12]
Powerhouse (now part of Hall Center for Humanities)	University of Kansas	1887	The arches from the 1887 structure serve as an exterior decorative element on the Hall Center, built in 2002.^[13]
Suarez Hall	St. Mary's College	1887	*The building is located on the St. Mary's campus, but it is currently used by the St. Mary's Academy (K-12) and not the college.^[4]
Davis Administration Building	Friends University	1888	Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[14]
McCabe Hall	St. Mary's College	1888	*The building is located on the St. Mary's campus, but it is currently used by the St. Mary's Academy (K-12) and not the college.^[4]
Convent	St. Mary's College	1890	^[4]
Library	St. Mary's College	1891	^[4]
Administrative Building	Bethel College	1893	Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[15]
Ferrell Hall	Benedictine College	1893	Included on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Benedictine College Historic Complex.^[11]^[16]
Goerz House	Bethel College	1893	Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[17]
Fairchild Hall	Kansas State University	1894	^[8]^[18]
Spooner Hall	University of Kansas	1894	Oldest free-standing building on the University of Kansas campus.^[8]^[19] Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Kedzie Hall	Kansas State University	1897	^[8]^[9]^[20]
Hiawatha Hall	Haskell Indian Nations University	1898	^[21]
Stauffer-Flint Hall	University of Kansas	1899	Built as the Fowler Shops for engineering students.^[22]
Bailey Hall	University of Kansas	1900	Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[8]^[19]
Holton Hall	Kansas State University	1900	^[8]^[23]
Kiva Hall	Haskell Indian Nations University	1900	^[21]
One Room Schoolhouse	Emporia State University	1900	Officially named Dobbs School ^[8]
Dyche Hall	University of Kansas	1903	Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[8]^[19]
Fiske Hall	Wichita State University	1904	^[8]^[24]
Picken Hall	Fort Hays State University	1904	^[8]^[25]
Lippincott Hall	University of Kansas	1905	^[8]^[19]
Martin Allen Hall	Fort Hays State University	1905	^[8]
Beeghly Hall	McPherson College	1906	Originally built as a Carnegie library.^[26]
Case Hall	Baker University	1907	^[27]
Dickens Hall	Kansas State University	1907	^[8]^[9]
Greenhouse–Conservatory	Kansas State University	1907	^[8]^[28]
Loyola Hall	St. Mary's College	1907	^[4]
Calvin Hall	Kansas State University	1908	^[8]
Leasure Hall	Kansas State University	1908	^[8]
Marvin Hall	University of Kansas	1908	^[8]^[19]
Russ Hall	Pittsburg State University	1908	^[8]
Christy Administration Building	Southwestern College	1909	^[29]

References

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^ "Stone House: From Small Beginnings" (PDF). Manhattan/Riley County Preservation Alliance. August 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-11-21. Retrieved 2011-07-21.
^ "History of Ottawa University and the Ottawa Tribe". Ottawa University. Archived from the original on 2012-05-15. Retrieved 2011-07-21.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "St. Mary's Timeline 1869-1931". St. Mary's Academy & College. Retrieved 2011-07-21.
^ "SMC General Information". St. Mary's Academy & College. Retrieved 2011-07-22.
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^ "Historic Campus Architecture Project: Pulliam Center". Council of Independent Colleges. 2006. Retrieved 2011-07-21.
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^ ^a ^b ^c Willard, Julius (1940). History of Kansas State College of Agriculture and Applied Science. Kansas State College Press.
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^ "KSU campus: Kedzie Hall". Kansas State University. Retrieved 2011-07-21.
^ ^a ^b "Haskell Walking Tour" (PDF). Haskell Indian Nations University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2011-07-29.
^ "KU Virtual Tour: Stauffer-Flint Hall". University of Kansas. Archived from the original on 2012-01-28. Retrieved 2011-07-22.
^ "KSU campus: Holton Hall". Kansas State University. Retrieved 2011-07-21.
^ "Inside WSU Online: Fiske Hall Turns 100". Wichita State University. October 6, 2004. Retrieved 2011-08-01.
^ "Fort Hays State University Foundation: Picken Hall Project". Fort Hays State University. Retrieved 2011-08-01.
^ "Campus Directory: Beeghly Hall". McPherson College. Archived from the original on 2011-09-14. Retrieved 2011-08-01.
^ "Historic Campus Architecture Project: Case Hall". Council of Independent Colleges. 2006. Retrieved 2011-07-21.
^ "KSU campus: Greenhouse-Conservatory". Kansas State University. Retrieved 2011-07-21.
^ "Historic Campus Architecture Project: Christy Administration Building". Council of Independent Colleges. 2006. Archived from the original on 2011-10-04. Retrieved 2011-07-29.

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