Agricultural Pavilion

Agricultural Pavilion
Former names Livestock Judging Pavilion
General information
Architectural style Mission Revival
Location Lubbock, Texas
Construction started 1924
Completed 1925
Design and construction
Architect Wyatt C. Hedrick
Architecture firm Sanguinet, Staats, and Hedrick
Other designers

William Ward Watkin

Livestock Judging Pavilion
Part of Texas Technological College Historic District (#96000523)
Designated CP 1996

The Agricultural Pavilion (formerly known as the Livestock Judging Pavilion) is a contributing property to the Texas Technological College Historic District on the campus of Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas. The Agricultural Pavilion was one of the original buildings on campus and opened in 1926. It served as the home court for Texas Tech basketball teams until 1927 when the gymnasium was completed.[1]

History

The Livestock Judging Pavilion was one of the first four structures Texas Tech built specifically for agricultural education.[2]

References

Coordinates: 33°34′56″N 101°52′36″W / 33.5822024°N 101.8767679°W / 33.5822024; -101.8767679

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 8/7/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.