Call NumberX-11746Date1889SummaryOld Main, at the University of Colorado at Boulder, is a three story brick building with mansard roofed towers, widow's walks, and stone arched windows. The president's house is a two-story brick structure with a cottage roof, chimneys, stone sills, and a projecting, gabled entry. Barbed-wire fence, weeds, and young trees dot the area.Physical Description1 copy photonegative ; 20 x 25 cm (8 x 10 in.); 1 photoprint ; 18 x 25 cm (7 x 9 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectUniversity of Colorado (Boulder campus)--19th centuryBoulder (Colo.)--19th centuryBuildings--Colorado--Boulder--19th centuryGeographic AreaBoulder (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR710011746Type of MaterialFilm negativesPhotographic printsDigital Version Created FromMrs. Irving Hale.NotesFormerly F7234. Mat has printed border and: "Boston R.R. Photo Car."; Photoprint is mounted on matboard. Title hand-written on back of mat. R7100117468
Old Main at left, presidents house, Fall, 1889 (1889). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 10/02/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1031471