Townsend Hall, University of Missouri - Columbia MO

City:: Columbia, MO
Site Type:: Education and Health, Schools, Colleges and Universities
New Deal Agencies:: Public Works Funding, Public Works Administration (PWA)
Designer:: Jamieson and Spearl Architects

Description

Townsend Hall, originally called the Practice Building, is the home of the MU
education department and when built, included the practice school and University High school. It was built with PWA funding in 1935-36.

Source notes

https://umcspace.missouri.edu/historic/buildings/Townsend/# https://umcspace.missouri.edu/historic/buildings/Townsend/general.htm https://umcspace.missouri.edu/historic/buildings/WalterWilliams/files/u_of_mo_building_dedication_program_1936.pdf

Site originally submitted by Charles Swaney on April 7, 2013.