Historic Buildings
The campus core contains 11 buildings named to the National Register of Historic Places, a program of the U.S. Department of the Interior. In the lobby of each of these structures is a historical marker telling that building's story.
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AgricultureBuilding. Three-story stone masonry building in restrained interpretation of Collegiate Gothic style, completed in 1927. |
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Schoolof Human Environmental Sciences(former Home Economics Building). Three-story stone masonry classroom building in Collegiate Gothic style, completed in 1940. | |
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Chi Omega Greek Theater. Large elliptical amphitheater modeled on ancient Dionysian theater in Athensand completed in 1930. |
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Chi Omega Chapter House. Located at 940 Maple Street, the chapter house is a three-story building with Colonial Revival and Classical Revival influences, completed in 1928. | |
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ChemistryBuilding. Three-story stone masonry classroom building in Collegiate Gothic style, completed in 1935. |
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Ozark Hall (former Business Administration Building). Two-story stone and brick masonry building in Collegiate Gothic style, completed in 1940. | |
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Old Main. The first building on campus, completed in 1875. Designed in Second Empirestyle and modeled on a building planned for Universityof Illinoisby Chicagoarchitect John Mills Van Osdel. |
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UniversityMuseum(former Men's Gymnasium). Two and a half story brick masonry gymnasium designed in Plain Ttraditional style with Collegiate Gothic influences, completed in 1937. | |
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Vol Walker Hall (former Vol Walker Library). Two-story stone masonry classroom building, primarily Classical Revival with a certain Georgian character in gabled entrance bay, completed in 1935. Now houses Schoolof Architecture. Named for J. Vol Walker, Arkansaslawyer and professor of criminal law and criminal procedure. |
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Memorial Hall (former Student Union Building). Three-story stone masonry building composed of a western front section in Collegiate Gothic style with a rear second section in Classical Revival style, completed in 1940. |
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Carnall Hall. White brick structure at corner of Maple Streetand Arkansas Avenue. Designed in Victorian style with Colonial Revival detailing by architect Charles L. Thompson and completed in 1906. Named for one of the first women faculty members at the University. The building has been converted to a 48-room hotel (The Inn at Carnall Hall) and restaurant (Ella's). |





