Francis Quadrangle
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David R. Francis Quadrangle is the historical center of the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri. Known as The Quad, it is the oldest part of Red Campus and adjacent to Downtown Columbia at th
Jesse Hall Aerial
Academic Hall fire
The Geology Building
Jesse Hall behind the Columns
Academic Hall
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Academic Hall was the original main building of the University of Missouri. It was dedicated in 1843 and destroyed by fire in 1892. Academic Hall's six Ionic columns, today known as The Columns, stand
Francis Quadrangle
…Columbia at the south end of the Avenue of the Columns. At its center are six Ionic columns, all that remains of the original university building Academic Hall. Twelve buildings front the modern quadrangle including the domed main administration building Jesse Hall, the tallest building in Columbia. The Quad…
Academic Hall as it appeared after original construction
Academic Hall, after the addition of wings in 1885
The cornerstone in Jesse Hall Rotunda