{"nrhp_refnum":"05001404","name":"Martin Hall at Texas College","other_names":["Texas College Administration Building"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2404 N. Grand Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Tyler","county":"Smith County","state":"TX","lat":32.37613324200004,"lon":-95.31181538699997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2005-12-06","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Education","Black"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Martin Hall is a three-story, T-plan red brick education and administration building on the campus of Texas College, an African American institution, at 2404 North Grand Avenue in Tyler, Smith County, Texas. It was built in 1924 under the auspices of the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church.","why_significant":"The building is significant for its association with the educational programs and administrative activities of Texas College, founded in 1894, and with community development in Tyler. It is described as the only known intact pre-1930 education building surviving in Tyler. It was nominated under Criterion A only because the original windows and exterior doors were replaced.","narrative":"Martin Hall, built in 1924, is the centerpiece of the Texas College campus on North Grand Avenue in Tyler. The three-story red brick building has a T-shaped plan, a symmetrical facade, a recessed central entry with a cast stone lintel, decorative brick belt courses, and a flat roof behind a parapet. It was built under the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church and Bishop Joseph C. Martin, with financing from the church, the bishop, alumni and Tyler's African American community. The architect is unknown, and the plans were likely a standard church design. Inside, the building keeps its 1,000-seat auditorium with original wooden theater seats and a 1943 mural of college history. Classrooms were converted to offices in the early 1960s, and the windows were replaced in the 1980s. The building was listed for its link to the college's educational work and to Tyler's development. It is the only known intact pre-1930 education building in the city.","period_of_significance":"1924-1955","architect_builder":"Architect: Unknown; Builders: Victoria Lumber Co.; Central Lumber Co.; Reick, George R.","architectural_style":"Classical Revival influenced","criteria":["A"],"status_note":"Preserved in good condition and still used for education/administration; interiors were converted to offices in the early 1960s and the building retains its 1,000-seat auditorium.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:24.105805-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/73/9699/40969973/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/05001404.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40969973","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110002755"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/smith-county/martin-hall-at-texas-college-05001404/"}