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As you walk across the Northeastern State campus, you notice the different types of buildings on campus. Each building has its own story to tell, whether it’s our oldest building, Seminary Hall, or the new Science Building. Each beautiful brick structure gives us a part of NSU history.
The recognizable clock tower of Seminary Hall stands proudly on the Tahlequah campus.
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“When I started here at NSU, I remembering there were student housing apartments where Seminary Suites is,” said Jon Rabovsky.
Before the Seminary was moved to its current location, the building was located in Park Hill. Not only was the building used as a school, but during the Civil War it was used as a bunker for soldiers.
The main architecture in Seminary Hall was built in the 1800s as a female seminary school. The building has been through many different facelifts, most recently in the 1990s. The main focus of the building is the Clock Tower that has been the symbol for NSU for the past 100 years. Even though most people across campus think Seminary Hall is haunted, no one has really ever proved it.
Another wonderful thing about Seminary Hall are the Native American paintings in the main foyer.
“The most beautiful building on campus to is Seminary Hall. Whether it’s summer, spring or winter that building stands out and I think makes the NSU campus beautiful since that’s the main focus,” said Chris Krafft.
Wilson and Haskell Hall are the two oldest dorms on campus. Both buildings were established in 1936. Wilson Hall houses Flo’s Diner, named after Florence Wilson who was the principal for the seminary school in the early 1920s. It was built first and was a female dormitory. Haskell Hall houses Career Services and was the male dormitory. Both of these buildings housed students for over three decades before Logan, Hastings, Ross and Leoser Hall where built in 1967-68.
“When I attended NSU, the three dorms in the back part of campus where just being built. I remember having a curfew and having to be in our dorms before 8 p.m.,” said Anita Burmmett, Lanier Elementary School teacher and 1968 graduate.
The paintings in the main foyer of Seminary Hall add context to the building's rich history.
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Most of the structures of NSU were built in the late 60s only months and some times weeks apart.
“It really seems if you walk through campus that you are walking into a time machine with the different feeling that each building has and makes you feel, but that’s what makes NSU what it is,” said Kris Patrick, Coweta sophomore.
The Net Lab was constructed in 1997 and is the home of the media center for NSU. It is the telecommunication center for NSU and Tahlequah. The Net Lab’s unusual shape reminds some people of a jukebox, and the media that comes from the area flows just like the sweet sound of music that never stops.
“I love the style and shape of the building. It really reminds me of a old school jukebox - you know something that our parents or grandparents would listen to,” said Cindi Fleming, Haskell junior.
The buildings that have gotten or are getting face lifts include the Science Building, Education Building and the old Practical Arts Building. As everyone can see, the new Science Building was constructed over the past three years and opened at the beginning of the semester. The Education Building goes under the knife in the spring and is suppose to reopen in late 2009. The old Practical Arts Building is being turned into Enrollment Services and is a part of the campus beautification process. Along with the annex of Haskell Hall, both are set to be open in the middle of next fall semester.
The history of NSU can be seen through the different buildings, even as the culture can be seen in each, thus students must embrace the structures of NSU.
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