Every Man a Wildcat
Kansas State University
Nichols Hall looks like a castle with battlements. A fire destroyed its interior in 1968, and the building was rebuilt inside its old stone walls in 1985.
- 4Buildings
- 1Tradition
- 1879Oldest · Anderson Hall
- 1927Newest · Hale Library
Campus map and Look Around
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Planning the visit
- Fly intoManhattan Regional Airport (MHK)
Manhattan Regional Airport has American Eagle flights to Dallas/Fort Worth and Chicago O'Hare.
- Getting aroundWalking / aTa Bus
The campus is walkable. Through a partnership with the aTa Bus, K-State students, faculty and staff ride campus and Manhattan routes free with their K-State ID.
- Colors and teams
The school color is royal purple, and the teams are the Wildcats.
4 buildings to stamp
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Photo: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Anderson Hall
Kansas State University campus, Manhattan, KS
Erasmus T. Carr designed this Gothic stone building, whose first wing was finished in 1879. It is the university's central administration building.
- Built
- 1879
- Architect
- Erasmus T. Carr
- Style
- Gothic
- Today
- Administration Building
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Photo: Cole & Vanessa Hoosier, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Nichols Hall
Kansas State University campus, Manhattan, KS
Built in 1911, it looks from outside like a castle with battlements. Fire destroyed its interior in 1968, and it was rebuilt in 1985 for journalism and the performing arts.
- Built
- 1911
- Style
- Neo-Renaissance
- Stories
- 3
- Today
- Media, Music, Theatre and Dance
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Photo: Paperraven, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Seaton Hall
Kansas State University campus, Manhattan, KS
A sprawling building just north of the Student Union, begun with its south wing in 1908 and extended in stages until 1959. It is named for a longtime dean of engineering and architecture.
- Built
- 1908
- Style
- Neo-Renaissance
- Stories
- 3
- Today
- Architecture and Engineering
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Photo: Epeterm, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Hale Library
Kansas State University campus, Manhattan, KS
The main library grew from a 1927 Romanesque Revival building by Paul Weigel and Charles Cuthbert. Hammond Beeby Babka's 1997 expansion joined the old and new parts and won an AIA regional merit award.
- Built
- 1927
- Architect
- Paul Weigel and Charles Cuthbert; Hammond Beeby Babka (1997)
- Style
- Romanesque Revival
- Stories
- 5
- Today
- Main Library
1 tradition to check off
Stamped! keeps these as a checklist, so you can tick each one off on the visit.
Call Hall Ice Cream
K-State's own dairy plant makes more than 40 ice cream flavors, including "Purple Pride," sold at Call Hall. Stop in for a scoop.
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