Map of campus, State College of Washington, Pullman, Wash. (1913)

Map of campus, State College of Washington, Pullman, Wash. (1913)

Washington State University--Maps<br>Pullman (Wash.)--Maps<br>Rogers Field<br>Soldier's Field<br>Silver Lake<br>Lake de Puddle<br>Mechanical Arts Building<br>Wilson Hall<br>John A. Finch Memorial Hospital

1 map; 18 x 32 cm.<br>A map of the campus of Washington State's land-grant school--Washington State College. Set up initially with a focus on agriculture, by 1913 it also included courses in business, foreign languages, home economics, pharmaceuticals and veterinary medicine.<br>A number of buildings no longer standing on the present campus are represented on this map. For example, the hospital situated to the right of College Hall was built in 1903. Construction for the new John A. Finch Memorial hospital began in 1928 and was located south of this map's boundaries. A women's dormitory shortage in 1930 brought the old hospital a new use, however, when thirty female students claimed a home out of its quarters and changed the hospital's name to "Maple Cottage". A number of new buildings were constructed around the time of this map as well. In 1913 the President's Mansion was built, and from 1912 to 1915 workers began both the Mechanical Arts Building and Wilson Hall, then known as the Agricultural Building. Note also the northeast portion of this map. Silver Lake is no longer a part of the campus, but in 1899 the school purchased six acres lying north of the athletic fields and a one and a half acre lake--known affectionately by students as Lake de Puddle--was formed. To make room for gyms and the Bailey baseball field, Silver Lake was drained in 1927. However, one recreation area has withstood the many developments of the school and is present today--Rogers Field. In 1894, just two years following the school's opening, students already felt the necessity of a playfield. Originally, the area was known as "Soldier's Field", but its name was changed in 1902 to honor Washington State's Governor John R. Rogers.

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Pullman (Wash.) : Washington State University

1913

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In part of Catalogue of the State College of Washington, 1913 / Pullman, WA : State College of Washington

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United States--Washington (State)--Whitman County--Washington State University--Pullman