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Switzler Hall
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Location |
Columbia, Missouri |
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Built |
1867 |
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Architect |
Morris Frederick Bell |
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Architectural style |
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian |
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Part of |
Francis Quadrangle Historic District (ID73001036) |
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Added to NRHP |
December 18, 1973 |
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Switzler Hall is an academic hall on the campus of the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri. The building was completed in 1872, and it is located on the west side of the David R. Francis Quadrangle. Switzler Hall is the oldest academic building and second oldest structure on campus after the Chancellor's Residence. The building was named after Colonel William Franklin Switzler, editor and publisher of the Missouri Statesman and supporter of the University. Today the building houses the Department of Communication, Women's and Gender Studies, and the Special Degrees Program. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Bell Tower
One component of Switzler Hall is the bell tower. The bell was given to the University by Major James S. Rollins and is inscribed with the words "Nunc occasion est et tempus," which translated is, "Now is the occasion and the time." While the bell originally rang for classes until 1936, it now only rings for Tap Day, the Mizzou 39 ceremony, and to honor the passing of members of the MU family. During the time the bell was used to signal the start of classes, it was a longstanding prank among many student to steal the bell's clapper, so that the signal for classes to start would not be sounded.
Silo
Switzler Hall is also home to a mysterious three-story "silo" through the center of the structure. The cylindrical, 8-foot-diameter, brick, silo rises from the basement to the roof of the building. In the middle of the silo, a solid wooden structure, which resembles some sort of dumbwaiter device or ladder, also rises to the attic. The purpose of the silo is still unknown; however, some of the proposed original uses include use as a means of roof access, as part of a heating and cooling system, as a drop tower for physics students, or as an elaborate means of venting chemical work on the lower floors.
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Academics |
- School of Accountancy
- College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources
- College of Arts and Science
- Trulaske College of Business
- College of Education
- College of Engineering
- Graduate School
- School of Health Professions
- College of Human Environmental Sciences
- Missouri School of Journalism
- School of Law
- School of Medicine
- School of Music
- Sinclair School of Nursing
- Truman School of Public Affairs
- College of Veterinary Medicine
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Athletics |
- Baseball
- Men's basketball
- Women's basketball
- Football
- Softball
- Volleyball
- The Antlers
- Arch Rivalry
- Battle Line Rivalry
- Border War
- Braggin' Rights
- Brewer Fieldhouse
- Faurot Field
- Hearnes Center
- Marching Mizzou
- Missouri–Nebraska football rivalry
- Tiger–Sooner Peace Pipe
- Tiger's Lair
- Mizzou Arena
- Taylor Stadium
- Truman the Tiger
- Walton Stadium
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Campus |
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Research |
- Oral Tradition (journal)
- Journal of Career Development
- Mizzou Hydrogen Car Team
- Pictures of the Year International
- Religion Newswriters Association
- Society of American Business Editors and Writers
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Student life |
- The Maneater
- L.S.V.
- Mystical Seven
- QEBH
- Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity House
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People |
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History |
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Media |
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National Historic
Landmark |
- Sanborn Field and Soil Erosion Plots
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Historic districts |
- Downtown Columbia Historic District
- East Campus Neighborhood Historic District
- Francis Quadrangle Historic District
- Gordon Tract Archeological Site
- Eighth and Broadway Historic District
- Mount Zion Church and Cemetery
- North Ninth Street Historic District
- Rocheport Historic District
- Stephens College South Campus Historic District
- West Broadway Historic District
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Historic properties |
- Ballenger Building
- Bond's Chapel Methodist Episcopal Church
- John W. Boone House
- Central Dairy Building
- Albert Bishop Chance House and Gardens
- Chatol
- Coca-Cola Bottling Company Building
- Columbia Cemetery
- Columbia National Guard Armory
- Sanford F. Conley House
- Frederick Douglass School
- Samuel H. and Isabel Smith Elkins House
- First Christian Church
- Frederick Apartments
- David Gordon House and Collins Log Cabin
- Greenwood
- David Guitar House
- Samuel E. Hackman Building
- Hamilton-Brown Shoe Factory
- Harrisburg School and Ancient Landmark Masonic Lodge Number 356 A.F. & A.M.
- William B. Hunt House
- Kress Building
- Maplewood
- McCain Furniture Store
- Missouri State Teachers Association Building
- Missouri Theater
- Missouri United Methodist Church
- Missouri, Kansas, and Texas Railroad Depot
- Moses U. Payne House
- Pierce Pennant Motor Hotel
- St. Paul A.M.E. Church
- Second Baptist Church
- Second Christian Church
- Senior Hall
- John_N. and Elizabeth Taylor House
- Tiger Hotel
- Virginia Building
- Wabash Railroad Station and Freight House
- Wright Brothers Mule Barn
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Contributing properties |
- Boone County Courthouse
- Jesse Hall
- Switzler Hall
- Varsity Theatre
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