Farmers' High School

	Farmers' High School
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district
	Old Main
	Location within Pennsylvania Location within the United States
Location	College Ave. and Atherton St., State College, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°47′47″N 77°51′46″W / 40.79639°N 77.86278°W
Area	82 acres (33 ha)
Built	1855
Architect	Multiple
Architectural style	Classical Revival, Colonial Revival, Other, Georgian Revival
NRHP reference No.	81000538
Added to NRHP	September 11, 1981

Farmers' High School is a national historic district located on the campus of the Pennsylvania State University in University Park / State College, Centre County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 37 contributing buildings and 1 contributing object in the Old Campus area of Penn State. The district includes Old Main (1930), the Faculty Club (1976), Nittany Lion Inn (1930), Recreation Hall (1928), West Halls Complex (1922-1937), University Club (1916), the President's Mansion (1864, 1940), Pattee Library (1938), Schwab Auditorium (1902), and a number of fraternities, sororities, and classroom buildings. The buildings reflect a number of popular early-20th-century architectural styles including Colonial Revival, Classical Revival, and Georgian Revival. A focal point of the district is the Nittany Lion Shrine (1942).^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.^[1]

Gallery

Old Main c. 1855
Former President's house.
Irvin residence hall in West Halls.
The Lion Shrine at Penn State.
Pattee Library and mall at Penn State.

References

1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
↑ The Historic Registration Project (August 1980). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Farmers' High School. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 13, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)

[nris-1] 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[nrhpdoc-2] The Historic Registration Project (August 1980). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Farmers' High School. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 13, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)

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