Foster Hall
Foster Hall in 2009
Foster Hall (Las Cruces, New Mexico) is located in New Mexico
Foster Hall (Las Cruces, New Mexico)
LocationSE corner of S. Horseshoe and Sweet, NMSU, Las Cruces, New Mexico
Coordinates32°16′53″N 106°45′09″W / 32.28139°N 106.75250°W / 32.28139; -106.75250 (Foster Hall)
Area0.7 acres (0.28 ha)
Built1930 (1930)
ArchitectBraunton & McGhee
Architectural styleSpanish Colonial Revival, Baroque Revival
MPSNew Mexico Campus Buildings Built 1906--1937 TR
NRHP reference No.88001547[1]
Added to NRHPMay 16, 1989

Foster Hall is a historic building on the campus of New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It was built in 1930 to add more classrooms on campus,[2] and it was named for a former professor,[3] Luther Foster, who served as NMSU's president from 1901 to 1908. The building was designed by Braunton & McGhee in the Spanish Colonial Revival and Baroque Revival architectural styles.[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since May 16, 1989.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Foster Hall". National Park Service. Retrieved February 8, 2019. With accompanying pictures
  3. ↑ "New State College Building Named "Foster Hall"". Albuquerque Journal. June 4, 1930. p. 2. Retrieved February 8, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.


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