Foster Hall (Las Cruces, New Mexico)
Foster Hall | |
Foster Hall in 2009 | |
| Location | SE corner of S. Horseshoe and Sweet, NMSU, Las Cruces, New Mexico |
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| Coordinates | 32°16′53″N 106°45′09″W / 32.28139°N 106.75250°W |
| Area | 0.7 acres (0.28 ha) |
| Built | 1930 |
| Architect | Braunton & McGhee |
| Architectural style | Spanish Colonial Revival, Baroque Revival |
| MPS | New Mexico Campus Buildings Built 1906--1937 TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 88001547[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 16, 1989 |
Foster Hall is a historic building on the campus of New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It was built in 1930 to add more classrooms on campus,[2] and it was named for a former professor,[3] Luther Foster, who served as NMSU's president from 1901 to 1908. The building was designed by Braunton & McGhee in the Spanish Colonial Revival and Baroque Revival architectural styles.[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since May 16, 1989.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Foster Hall". National Park Service. Retrieved February 8, 2019. With accompanying pictures
- ^ "New State College Building Named "Foster Hall"". Albuquerque Journal. June 4, 1930. p. 2. Retrieved February 8, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.