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Baylor University

The Armstrong Browning Library holds the largest collections of works by poets Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and is thought to have the world's largest collection of secular stained glass.

  • 5Buildings
  • 2Traditions
  • 1939Oldest · Pat Neff Hall
  • 2014Newest · McLane Stadium

Planning the visit

  • Fly intoWaco Regional Airport (ACT)

    Waco Regional Airport serves the city. Dallas/Fort Worth International (DFW) is the nearest large airport.

  • Getting aroundWalking / Baylor University Shuttle

    The campus is walkable. Waco Transit runs the free Baylor University Shuttle (BUS), which links campus with nearby apartments and neighborhoods.

  • Colors and teams

    The school colors are green and gold, and the teams are the Bears.

5 buildings to stamp

  1. Armstrong Browning Library
    Photo: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Armstrong Browning Library

    8th St and Speight Ave, Waco, TX

    Eggers and Higgins designed this three-story Italian Renaissance library, dedicated in 1951, with Indiana limestone walls and bronze doors modeled on Ghiberti's Florentine baptistery doors. It holds the largest collections of the Brownings' works and dozens of stained glass windows.

    Built
    1951
    Architect
    Eggers and Higgins; Wyatt C. Hedrick
    Style
    Italian Renaissance
    Stories
    3
    Today
    Library and Museum

  2. Pat Neff Hall

    Baylor University campus, Waco, TX

    Baylor's administration building, designed by Waco architects Birch D. Easterwood and Son in the American Georgian style and finished in 1939. Its dome was first clad in stainless steel and was gilded in 2000.

    Built
    1939
    Architect
    Birch D. Easterwood and Son
    Style
    American Georgian
    Today
    Administration Building
  3. Moody Memorial Library
    Photo: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Moody Memorial Library

    Baylor University campus, Waco, TX

    Jarvis Putty Jarvis designed Baylor's larger central library, opened in 1968 and described at its groundbreaking as modern and functional. It is joined to the Jesse H. Jones Library by hallways on two floors.

    Built
    1968
    Architect
    Jarvis Putty Jarvis
    Style
    Modern
    Today
    Central Library
  4. Mayborn Museum Complex
    Photo: User:Aboxorocks, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

    Mayborn Museum Complex

    1300 S University Parks Dr, Waco, TX

    Opened in May 2004, the 142,000-square-foot museum joins a natural history wing, a hands-on discovery center and a 13-acre historic village of 19th-century Texas buildings.

    Built
    2004
    Today
    Museum
  5. McLane Stadium
    Photo: Djyueng, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    McLane Stadium

    1001 S M.L.K. Jr Blvd, Waco, TX 76704

    Populous designed this 45,140-seat football stadium on the bank of the Brazos River, opened in 2014. Its open south end faces across the river to the main campus.

    Built
    2014
    Architect
    Populous
    Today
    Football Stadium

2 traditions to check off

Stamped! keeps these as a checklist, so you can tick each one off on the visit.

  • Judge Baylor Statue

    A bronze statue of Judge R.E.B. Baylor on Founders Mall faces Waco Hall and is a favorite campus photo spot. Take a photo with the school's namesake.

  • McLane Carillon

    The 48-bell McLane Carillon at Pat Neff Hall, a gift from the McLane family in 1988, fills the campus with music. Listen for it near Pat Neff Hall.

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