Trinity University (San Antonio, Tex.)
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Completed in 1951, the Administration Building was the first building to be constructed on Trinity Hill by architect O'Neil Ford. Following the erection of a three-story east wing in 1962, it was named in honor of Preston Gaines Northrup, a prominent San Antonio rancher and independent oil operator who willed a generous portion of his estate to the university upon his death in 1958. His widow, Gretchen Northrup, served on the Board of Trustees from 1965 until her death in 1992. In 2002 Northrup Hall was razed and replaced by a striking new four-story facility designed by architect Robert A. M. Stern. Portraits of Preston and Gretchen Northrup are displayed on the ground floor lobby of the new Northurp Hall.
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1996
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