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Plainview in Hale County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
 

Gates Hall

 
 
Gates Hall Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Kirchner, November 17, 2015
1. Gates Hall Marker
Inscription. Original administration building of Wayland Baptist College.

Site (in town founded in 1887) given by J. H. Wayland, a physician settling here 1891.

Built 1909-1910, in term of first President, Dr. I. E. Gates, for whom it is named.

Recorded Texas Historic Landmark – 1965
 
Erected 1965 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 2112.)
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1891.
 
Location. 34° 11.201′ N, 101° 43.529′ W. Marker is in Plainview, Texas, in Hale County. Marker can be reached from West 7th Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1900 West 7th Street, Plainview TX 79072, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Dr. James Henry Wayland (a few steps from this marker); Wayland Heritage Plaza (a few steps from this marker); Seth Ward College (approx. 0.6 miles away); Quanah Parker Trail (approx. 0.7 miles away); Discovery Site of the Plainview Point (approx. 0.7 miles away); Plainview Cemetery and Memorial Park (approx. 0.8 miles away); Edwin Lowden Lowe (approx. 0.9 miles away); Blasingame Home (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Plainview.
 
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Gates Hall Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Kirchner, November 17, 2015
2. Gates Hall Marker
Gates Hall image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Kirchner, November 17, 2015
3. Gates Hall
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 2, 2015, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 397 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on December 2, 2015, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona.

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