W.A. Tempton Memorial Student Center (Special Collections/Archives, John B. Coleman Library, Prairie View A&M University)
Old veterinary school at Prairie View A&M University (Special Collections/Archives, John B. Coleman Library, Prairie View A&M University)
Front view of the old veterinary school building today (Special Collections/Archives, John B. Coleman Library, Prairie View A&M University)
L. C. Anderson Hall, built in 1933
This university was established as the Alta Vista Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas for Colored Youth when the Alta Vista Plantation was deeded to the state in 1876. Later renamed Prairie View Agricultural and Mechanical University, this was the only publically funded historically African American college in Texas for years. The campus has several historic buildings designed by renowned African American architects who studied and later taught at the university.
Prairie View A&M University
- 100 University Drive, Prairie View, TX
- 936-261-3311
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- National Register of Historic Places
