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Title
Gathright Hall Gavel
Date(s)
- 1876 (Creation)
Extent
1 box
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This collection contains one wooden gavel with a medal inscription reading "Gathright Hall, 1876."
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- English
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Gathright Hall was the first residential hall built on the Texas A&M College Campus in 1876. It was designed by the Architect Jacob Larmour, contracted by George Figh and funded by the Texas Legislature for $32,000. The building went through a series of names from "Mess Hall," "Boarding Hall," "Steward’s Hall," and later in 1898 was named "Gathright Hall" after the First Texas A&M College president, Thomas Gathright. The building was a split structure, with a four story building for the president's house, and adjacent three story mess hall/living quarters for the students. In 1933, the building was torn down due to the high cost needed for restoration.