Old Main

Old Main (HM2HFV)

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N 40° 47.774', W 77° 51.764'

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Built in 1930, using limestone blocks from the first Old Main, completed on this site in 1863. The original building housed classrooms, offices, laboratories, and student and faculty living quarters. It also served as does its successor as Penn State's administrative center. Inside are the famous Land-Grant Frescoes by Henry Varnum Poor.
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HM NumberHM2HFV
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Placed ByPenn State Alumni Association
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Date Added Sunday, June 2nd, 2019 at 2:02am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 258484 N 4520081
Decimal Degrees40.79623333, -77.86273333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 47.774', W 77° 51.764'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 47' 46.44" N, 77° 51' 45.84" W
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