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| Institution Name: Howard Payne University
Original/Historic Place Name: Old Main Tower and Plaza
Location on Campus: between Fisk St. and Center Ave./Wilson Walkway
Date(s) of Construction and Designer(s): Type of Place: Landscape site
Type of landscape– | Large-scale features: | | Tower of contemporary architectural style. | | Other characteristics: | | Yes | Materials: foundation: concrete; walls: sandstone; roof: composition | | Function:
| 2001-present (2007) | memorial site (visual memorial to Old Main destroyed by fire in May 1984) |
Significance: culture, education, history
Landmark designation: Narrative: see below
References: see below |
Narrative:
Old Main Tower provides an opportunity for current students to gain a better understanding of the university's heritage. The tower, which incorporates stone from the original Old Main Administration Building, is modeled after the original's front entrance. The tower is surrounded by a plaza featuring bricks engraved with names and class years of alumni.
| References: | | I. Bibliographic sources: | None specified.
| | II. Location of other data: | | University: Library, Special Collections, Facilities Management Office | |
