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College Station Historic Preservation Committee Meeting
Request for College Station Participation in `95 Class Gift
Class Gift Submission Crew
March 1, 1995
OLD MAIN SOCIETY CLASS `95 GIFT SUBMISSION
Museum quality 1910 (November) campus model. The year 1910 is significant because it is a decade
increment, the Interurban Trolley just began operation, the Mess Hall burns in 1911, Old Main burns in
1912, and two buildings that exist today, the Analytical Services building and Nagle Hall (Both 1909),
will provide a link between today's campus and the campus of 1910.
OLD MAIN 1875, GATHRIGHT HALL 1876, FIVE PROFESSOR RESIDENCES 1876, DEPOT
1883, PFEUFFER HALL 1887, AUSTIN HALL 1888, ASSEMBLY HALL 1889, PRESIDENT'S
HOME 1891, ROSS HALL 1891, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING SHOPS 1892, POWER PLANT
1893, INFIRMARY 1895, MESS HALL 1897, FOSTER HALL 1899, AGRICULTURE &
HORTICULTURE BUILDING 1900, CHEMISTRY & VETERINARY 1902, BAGLEY HALL 1904
VETERINARY HOSPITAL 1908, NEW NATATORIUM 1908, GOODWIN HALL 1908, SHIRLEY
HOTEL 1909, NAGLE HALL 1909, ANALYTICAL SERVICES 1909
These are the original buildings of A &M. In addition to buildings, the 1910 campus model will include
the Interurban Trolley, the second bonfire (whoop!), the Quality Row lake, other campus landscape
features, a vintage train at the 1883 depot, and various campus homes, some of which still exist today in
College Station.
BEST LOCATIONS:
Memorial Student Center
Leslie L. Appelt `41 Visitor Center in Rudder
1883 Depot Gallery
Cushing Memorial Library
Gift will include a pamplet with a short `95 class history and a guide to the model. This pamplet will be
available in a box near the model.
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Mr. Bob Attra
Attra Architectural Models
3621 W. Alabama
Houston, TX 77027 FAX: 713- 621 -4391
Dear Mr. Attra:
I enjoyed speaking with you on the phone last week, and am delighted at your apparent interest
in the proposed 1910 model of the Texas A &M University Campus. I am sure that your firm has
the capability of doing the work that we need. I hope that the enclosed information gives you an
idea of what we are seeking.
Basically, the class of 1995 is considering using part of their class gift to commission the
building of this model. The class will be voting on their wishes in April, but the ballot needs to
be put together now, and the Class Gift committee needs a rough estimate of the cost of such a
model - -so they'll at least have some idea of what they're voting for. By the way, they've been
raising money for this since they were freshmen, so they have a substantial amount on hand now
and will raise more this year on their Senior Ring Dance and Senior Weekend; so don't feel you
have to "low- ball" your estimate. In fact I would go the other way to be sure we don't have any
surprises if we are given the go ahead after the vote.
To that end, I have sent copies of as many photographs of the old buildings as I could find, just to
give you some idea of the level of detail that you would be dealing with. Some of them (Old
Main, Gathright) are quite ornate; others (Milner Hall, Administration) are basically flat - roofed
blocks; some (Agricultural Building) are in between.
I have also sent a sheet (headed "Old Main Society ") that lists all of the buildings (there are 19 or
20) and some of the details of the idea.
While I don't have a good map (they exist, I just haven't time to put one together) the buildings
are all rather closely grouped, and I estimate that they are included in an area of approximately
2000' square. At a scale of 1"=20' this would yield a model size about 8' -4" (100 ") square; the
tallest building would be about 5" (assuming a 100' height). If we upped the scale to 1 /16th inch,
the sizes would increase to about 10' square and 6" height. I would yield to your judgment on
this decision, and obviously we will have much time to consider alternatives. For now, I hope
this is enough for you to be able to give us at least a ball park figure (or range).
Naturally, I need the estimate yesterday...actually if you could get something to me by phone or
fax by Wednesday I would greatly appreciate it. If not, the sooner the better!
Thanks for your help and interest; I look forward to hearing back from you soon.
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