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Jesse Hall

Postcard of the "New Academic Hall" ca. 1900 (Courtesy of University Archives, University of Missouri: C:0/46/7)

1892 Original Construction

Architect: Morris Frederick Bell

Photo of Jesse Hall ca. 1892
(Courtesy of University Archives, University of Missouri: C:0/3/8)
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Photograph of the Chapel in 1901
(Courtesy of University Archives, University of Missouri: C:0/47/2)
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Floor Plan - Basement
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Floor Plan - First Floor
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Floor Plan - Second Floor
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Floor Plan - Third Floor
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Floor Plan - Fourth Floor
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Side of Center Portion and Section
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Sections through Auditorium
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Dome - Interior Details
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Dome Elevation
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Site Plan and Signatures
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Proposed elevation for New Academic Hall (never built).
(Morris F. Bell, Architectural Drawings, Western Historical Manuscript Collection-Columbia, MO.)
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Proposed Dome Elevation (never built).
(Morris F. Bell, Architectural Drawings, Western Historical Manuscript Collection-Columbia, MO.)
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Alternate Proposed Elevation (never built).
(Morris F. Bell, Architectural Drawings, Western Historical Manuscript Collection-Columbia, MO.)
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Proposed Elevation (never built).
(Morris F. Bell, Architectural Drawings, Western Historical Manuscript Collection-Columbia, MO.)
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Proposed Elevation (never built).
(Morris F. Bell, Architectural Drawings, Western Historical Manuscript Collection-Columbia, MO.)
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Proposed Elevation (never built).
(Morris F. Bell, Architectural Drawings, Western Historical Manuscript Collection-Columbia, MO.)
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