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Thompson Hall was built 1893-1894 and is the oldest standing building on the WSU campus. This building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. It was known as the Administration building until April 1972, when it was renamed Albert W. Thompson Hall. Thompson served as Dean of Humanities in the College of Sciences and Arts. It is commonly said that one of the towers wasn’t finished in order to avoid paying the state for the building. However, this story is fiction and the original plans called for one of the towers to “terminate with a deck to receive the meteorological instruments.”

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-[[Image:Thompson1908.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The Administration Building, now Thompson  Hall, in 1908.  Photo courtesy WSU Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections]]Thompson Hall was built 1893-1894 and is the oldest standing building on the WSU campus.  This building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.  It was known as the Administration building until April 1972, when it was renamed Albert W. Thompson Hall.  Thompson served as Dean of Humanities in the College of Sciences and Arts. It is commonly said that one of the towers wasn’t finished in order to avoid paying the state for the building.  However, this story is fiction and the original plans called for one of the towers to “terminate with a deck to receive the meteorological instruments.”
+[[Image:Thompson1908.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The Administration Building, now Thompson  Hall, in 1908.  Photo courtesy WSU Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections]]Thompson Hall is the oldest extant building on campus, designed by noted Seattle architect James Stephen and his Chicago trained partner, Timotheus Josenhans. Their firm was selected over 16 other entries in an architectural competition held by the Board of Regents. Thompson Hall was constructed in 1894 for less than $50,000 using local red brick made from clay deposits in back of what is now Stevens Hall. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. It was originally known simply as the Administration Building and renamed Albert W. Thompson Hall on April 15, 1972. Thompson served as Dean of Humanities in the College of Sciences and Arts.
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 Image:Thompson1898.jpg|1898. Photo courtesy WSU Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections.
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 Image: Thompsonretrocars.jpg|Photo courtesy WSU Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections.
 Image: Proposedthompson1892.jpg|Proposed sketch of the Administration Building that was dubbed "The Castle". Photo courtesy WSU Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections.

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	Image: Proposedthompson1892.jpg\|Proposed sketch of the Administration Building that was dubbed "The Castle". Photo courtesy WSU Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections.		Image: Proposedthompson1892.jpg\|Proposed sketch of the Administration Building that was dubbed "The Castle". Photo courtesy WSU Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections.
		+	Image:Thompsonentrance.jpg\|The Administration Building as seen through the original welcome arch. Photo courtesy WSU Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections.

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	Image: Thompsonretrocars.jpg\|Photo courtesy WSU Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections.		Image: Thompsonretrocars.jpg\|Photo courtesy WSU Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections.
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 [[Image:Thompson1908.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The Administration Building, now Thompson  Hall, in 1908.  Photo courtesy WSU Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections]]Thompson Hall was built 1893-1894 and is the oldest standing building on the WSU campus.  This building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.  It was known as the Administration building until April 1972, when it was renamed Albert W. Thompson Hall.  Thompson served as Dean of Humanities in the College of Sciences and Arts. It is commonly said that one of the towers wasn’t finished in order to avoid paying the state for the building.  However, this story is fiction and the original plans called for one of the towers to “terminate with a deck to receive the meteorological instruments.”
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-Image:Thompson1898.jpg|The Administration Building, now Thompson Hall, in 1898. Photo courtesy WSU Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections.
+Image:Thompson1898.jpg|1898. Photo courtesy WSU Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections.
-Image: Thompson1954.jpg|The Administration Building, now Thompson Hall, in 1954. Photo courtesy WSU Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections.
+Image: Thompson1954.jpg|1954. Photo courtesy WSU Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections.
 Image: Thompsonretrocars.jpg|Photo courtesy WSU Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections.

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	[[Image:Thompson1908.jpg\|thumb\|left\|200px\|The Administration Building, now Thompson Hall, in 1908. Photo courtesy WSU Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections]]Thompson Hall was built 1893-1894 and is the oldest standing building on the WSU campus. This building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. It was known as the Administration building until April 1972, when it was renamed Albert W. Thompson Hall. Thompson served as Dean of Humanities in the College of Sciences and Arts. It is commonly said that one of the towers wasn’t finished in order to avoid paying the state for the building. However, this story is fiction and the original plans called for one of the towers to “terminate with a deck to receive the meteorological instruments.”		[[Image:Thompson1908.jpg\|thumb\|left\|200px\|The Administration Building, now Thompson Hall, in 1908. Photo courtesy WSU Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections]]Thompson Hall was built 1893-1894 and is the oldest standing building on the WSU campus. This building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. It was known as the Administration building until April 1972, when it was renamed Albert W. Thompson Hall. Thompson served as Dean of Humanities in the College of Sciences and Arts. It is commonly said that one of the towers wasn’t finished in order to avoid paying the state for the building. However, this story is fiction and the original plans called for one of the towers to “terminate with a deck to receive the meteorological instruments.”
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		+	Image:Thompson1898.jpg\|The Administration Building, now Thompson Hall, in 1898. Photo courtesy WSU Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections.
		+	Image: Thompson1954.jpg\|The Administration Building, now Thompson Hall, in 1954. Photo courtesy WSU Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections.
		+	Image: Thompsonretrocars.jpg\|Photo courtesy WSU Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections.

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−	Thompson Hall was built 1893-1894 and is the oldest standing building on the WSU campus. This building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. It was known as the Administration building until April 1972, when it was renamed Albert W. Thompson Hall. Thompson served as Dean of Humanities in the College of Sciences and Arts. It is commonly said that one of the towers wasn’t finished in order to avoid paying the state for the building. However, this story is fiction and the original plans called for one of the towers to “terminate with a deck to receive the meteorological instruments.”	+	[[Image:Thompson1908.jpg\|thumb\|left\|200px\|The Administration Building, now Thompson Hall, in 1908. Photo courtesy WSU Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections]]Thompson Hall was built 1893-1894 and is the oldest standing building on the WSU campus. This building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. It was known as the Administration building until April 1972, when it was renamed Albert W. Thompson Hall. Thompson served as Dean of Humanities in the College of Sciences and Arts. It is commonly said that one of the towers wasn’t finished in order to avoid paying the state for the building. However, this story is fiction and the original plans called for one of the towers to “terminate with a deck to receive the meteorological instruments.”