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Old Main, Goethean Hall, and Diagnothian Hall

"Old Main," Goethean Hall, and Diagnothian Hall, also known as the Original Buildings of Franklin & Marshall College, are three historic academic buildings that are located on the campus of Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

Location

Franklin and Marshall College campus, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

2 acres (0.81 ha)

1854-1856, 1857

Dixon, Balburnie, & Dixon

Gothic Revival

July 30, 1975

They were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]

History and architectural features[edit]

"Old Main" was built between 1854 and 1856, and is a three-story, T-shaped building with three-story lateral wings. It features a four-story, square entrance tower with five-story octagonal turrets. The chapel was enlarged in 1874. Goethean Hall and Diagnothian Hall flank "Old Main" and were completed in 1857. They are 2+1⁄2 stories tall, with steeply pitched gable roofs and stepped gables.


The buildings all reflect the Gothic Revival architectural style.[2]


They were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]