'West Virginia University, taken in late eighties, from present site of Women's Hall, showing Reynolds Hall or old Commencement Hall under construction, and front section only added to original Armory to make the Experiment Station.'
Roof Line of West Virginia University Buildings With Astronomical Observatory On Hill, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910
Description:
Morgantown as seen in part from Westover, about 1910 or so. Visible on the crest of the hill is the old WVU astronomical observatory (built 1900) which was burned in 1919 to celebrate a football victory. In foreground are the old Commencement Hall, (later Reynolds Hall, torn down to make way for the New Mountainlair). Also visible is the Administration Building (Stewart Hall). From an old glass plate negative in the WVU Library.