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Texas A&M University
Campus architect F. E. Giesecke knew little about reinforced concrete, so he doubled the steel in the 1914 Academic Building. Workers later needed blowtorches to add water pipes.
- 5Buildings
- 2Traditions
- 1914Oldest · Academic Building
- 1997Newest · George H. W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum
Campus map and Look Around
Tap a numbered pin to see that building from the street with Apple Look Around.
Planning the visit
- Fly intoEasterwood Airport (CLL)
Easterwood Airport, at the west edge of College Station near campus, has American Eagle flights.
- Getting aroundWalking / Texas A&M buses
Main Campus is walkable. Texas A&M runs campus bus routes during the semester.
- Colors and teams
The school colors are maroon and white, and the teams are the Aggies.
5 buildings to stamp
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Academic Building
Academic Building, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843
Completed in 1914 on the site of Old Main, which burned in 1912, this four-story building is crowned by a copper dome green with verdigris. It stands at the crossroads of campus.
- Built
- 1914
- Architect
- F. E. Giesecke
- Style
- Beaux-Arts
- Stories
- 4
- Today
- Academic Building
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Jack K. Williams Administration Building
400 Bizzell St, College Station, TX 77843
Opened in 1932 at the main entrance to campus, this monumental classical building has Ionic columns, marble staircases and stained-glass windows.
- Built
- 1932
- Architect
- C. S. P. Vosper; F. E. Giesecke
- Style
- Neoclassical
- Today
- Administration
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Albritton Bell Tower
Old Main Dr, College Station, TX 77843
Given by Martha and Ford D. Albritton and dedicated in 1984, the 42-meter tower holds 49 bells cast by the Paccard foundry. The bells ring every quarter-hour.
- Built
- 1984
- Height
- 42 m (138 ft)
- Today
- Bell Tower
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Cushing Memorial Library
Nagle St, College Station, TX 77843
Built in 1930 as the first freestanding library on campus, this neoclassical building by F. E. Giesecke and S. C. P. Vosper has pilasters carved with ram heads and cow skulls. It now holds special collections and the University Archives.
- Built
- 1930
- Architect
- F. E. Giesecke; S. C. P. Vosper
- Style
- Neoclassical
- Today
- Special Collections and Archives
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Photo: Jujutacular, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons George H. W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum
1000 George Bush Dr W, College Station, TX 77845
Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum designed the library, dedicated in 1997 on the west campus. It is the presidential library and burial site of George H. W. and Barbara Bush.
- Built
- 1997
- Architect
- Hellmuth, Obata and Kassabaum
- Today
- Presidential Library and Museum
2 traditions to check off
Stamped! keeps these as a checklist, so you can tick each one off on the visit.
Pennies on Sully
Students leave pennies at the base of the statue of Lawrence Sullivan Ross for luck before exams, recalling his reply "a penny for your thoughts." The coins are given to charity each semester.
Century Tree
This live oak, one of the first trees planted on campus, is well over 100 years old. By legend, a couple who walk beneath it together will marry.
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