Saving Old Main

ID: 3171 ~ Source: Nance, H. Hart. Interviewed by Jeanne Drewes and David Bruce Stricklin, November 16, 1988, in Waco, TX. Baylor University Institute for Oral History, Waco, TX. Access full interview here. 
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Hart Nance was a trustee of Baylor in the 1960s when discussions about demolishing Burleson Hall and Old Main became heated. He advocated for renovation rather than demolition for the sake of tradition and because he believed that Baylor alumni would be very upset if the university removed the buildings.

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By Katie Chakmakjian
Anyone who has attended or visited Baylor University would recognize the familiar spires of Old Main as markers of the historic heart of campus. Built in 1887, Old Main was the first building constructed by Baylor in Waco. Baylor had previously been…