Old Main fire 1902

Old Main fire 1902

The remains of Old Main following the second fire in August 1902. An intact front porch looks out over a well groomed campus lawn. The Hub can be seen through a tree on the right of the image.

Old Main was constructed between 1864-1868, and served as the main college building for Iowa State. It housed classrooms, the library, chapel, museums, dining halls, and was the residence for faculty and students. It burned in 1900, and the remaining parts of the building were completely destroyed by a second fire in 1902.

Iowa State University

4-8-I.OldMain.275-6-5

Iowa State University Library Special Collections; http://www.add.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/index.html

1902

2005-07-29

U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital image. Commercial use or distribution of the image is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. For permission to use the digital image, please contact Iowa State University Library, Special Collections archives@iastate.edu For reproductions see: http://www.add.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/services/photfees.html

University Photographs; http://www.add.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/collections/images.html

Photograph

17.1 x 10.5 cm

Still Image (color)

Image

4-8-I.OldMain.275-6-5

https://digitalcollections.lib.iastate.edu/