Old Main, Mankato

Name: Old Main
Address: Mankato, United States

#16 among attractions in Mankato

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Old Main is a historic academic building on the lower historic campus of Minnesota State University, Mankato in Mankato, Minnesota. Its main section, built in 1924, is dominated by a prominent Jacobethan tower, and is connected to an older 1908 building, now known as the Annex. It was built to replace the original old main also located in lower Mankato that was burned to the ground by a fire in 1922. These structures are the oldest surviving buildings on the original valley campus, which was the first site of the state's second normal school. The state legislature provided funding in 1923 for the development of the site. The 1924 building was designed by Clarence H. Johnston, then the state architect. It currently serves as a nursing home and clinical rotation site for nursing assistant programs in the area. ()

Built: 1908 (116 years ago)Coordinates: 44°9'43"N, 94°0'2"W

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Old Main – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: ISG Field, Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota, Renesselaer D. Hubbard House, Blue Earth County Courthouse.

1.3 miNE
Arenas and stadiums, Park
ISG Field, Mankato
35 min walk • ISG Field is a stadium in Mankato, Minnesota with a capacity of 4,000. It is primarily used for baseball, and is the home field of the Mankato Moondogs of the Northwoods League, a collegiate summer baseball league.
0.6 miW
Children's museum, Museum
Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota, Mankato
17 min walk • Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota is a children's museum located in Mankato, Minnesota. It features regularly scheduled art and science activities. Indoor exhibits include an interactive quarry, a tree made of tree forts, and a vertical wind-tunnel. The museum offers seasonal farm exhibits outdoors during the warmer months.
~1360 ftW
Specialty museum, Museum, History museum
Renesselaer D. Hubbard House, Mankato
7 min walk • The Rensselaer D. Hubbard House, is a historic house in Mankato, Minnesota. Originally a private home, it is currently a museum. The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 7, 1976.
~790 ftNE
Tower, Neo-renaissance architecture
Blue Earth County Courthouse, Mankato
4 min walk • The Blue Earth County Courthouse is the courthouse of Blue Earth County, Minnesota, United States, in the city of Mankato, the county seat. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
~1080 ftN
Church, Romanesque architecture
First Presbyterian Church, Mankato
6 min walk • The First Presbyterian Church is a historic church in Mankato, Minnesota. It is a Richardsonian Romanesque-style building designed by Warren H. Hayes. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
0.7 miNE
Seminary
Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary, Mankato
19 min walk • Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary, is the training school for pastors of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod.
~1180 ftW
44°9'44"N • 94°0'18"W
Twin Rivers Council for the Arts, Mankato
6 min walk • Theater, Concerts and shows, Museum
1 miN
44°10'33"N • 94°0'3"W
Vetter Stone Amphitheater, Mankato
25 min walk • Concerts and shows, Park, Music venue
~1910 ftNW
Art Nouveau architecture
First National Bank of Mankato, Mankato
10 min walk • The First National Bank of Mankato, also known as the Old First National Bank of Mankato and located at 229 South Front Street in Mankato, Minnesota, United States, is a fine example of Prairie School architecture in a commercial building, relating rural life to the development...
1 miS
44°8'52"N • 94°0'1"W
Memorial Library, Mankato
25 min walk • Library
~1060 ftNW
Romanesque architecture
Federal Courthouse and Post Office, Mankato
6 min walk • The Federal Courthouse and Post Office in Mankato, Minnesota, United States, was built in 1896 and expanded in 1932 and 1965. It is designed in Romanesque or Richardsonian Romanesque style, originally with a tower, by Supervising Architect William Martin Aiken.

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Nearby attractions include Blue Earth County Courthouse, Mankato (4 min walk), Federal Courthouse and Post Office, Mankato (6 min walk), First Presbyterian Church, Mankato (6 min walk), Twin Rivers Council for the Arts, Mankato (6 min walk).