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Old Main is a collection of five buildings joined together at central campus of Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia.〔"Old Main." Marshall University. 20 Dec. 2006 ().〕 It is located at the junction of Hal Greer Boulevard and Fourth Avenue. The original structure was completed in 1868 (as an addition to the University's first building, which was razed in 1898), with four other additions that was completed at various intervals until 1907. It is a landmark structure on campus, its towers becoming a "symbol of the university." == History == Old Main occupies a site that was once known as Maple Grove.〔Brown, Lisle, ed. "Marshall Academy, 1837." Marshall University Special Collections. 1 Sept. 2004, 20 Dec. 2006 ().〕 Before the city of Huntington was incorporated, the location was known more for its virgin timber and its grassy fields than the city that would come to occupy it later. In the 1820s, several local farmers constructed a one-room log cabin that was named the Mount Hebron Church that was used for worship. It was also used as a school during the winter months. In 1837, the farmers decided upon a more substantial school. It was petitioned to the Virginia General Assembly which passed on March 13, 1838.〔Brown, Lisle, ed. "Marshall Academy, 1839." Marshall University Special Collections. 1 Sept. 2004, 20 Dec. 2006 ().〕 It was named Marshall Academy after John Marshall who had died in 1835; he was a friend of John Laidley, a leading proponent for the school. In 1839, a two-story brick building was constructed at Maple Grove.〔 The classroom building also featured a chapel. It hosted its first classes in 1838, although the building was not completed until March of the following year. In 1854, an addition was planned for the west side of the structure, along with a third floor for the original two-story structure.〔Brown, Lisle, ed. "Marshall Academy, 1856." Marshall University Special Collections. 1 Sept. 2004, 20 Dec. 2006 ().〕 The new addition would be three-stories tall and include a chapel. Construction began two years later, however, due to a lack of funds, only the first floor chapel was completed in the addition, and the third floor addition had not been started. Funding issues and the American Civil War halted the construction of the western addition and the third floor until 1867 after the state of West Virginia took control of the college from Virginia.〔 Just three years later, another addition was completed on the west side; a veranda was also constructed that ran the entire length of the structure. In 1897, the 1839 building was demolished because the three interconnected structures had become too small.〔〔Brown, Lisle, ed. "Marshall Academy, 1896." Marshall University Special Collections. 1 Sept. 2004, 20 Dec. 2006 ().〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Old Main (Marshall University)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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