{"nrhp_refnum":"99000611","name":"Anderson, L.C., Hall","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"L.W. Minor St., building #0541","address_restricted":false,"city":"Prairie View","county":"Waller County","state":"TX","lat":30.094141888000024,"lon":-95.98029873299998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1999-06-03","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Education","Black"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"L.C. Anderson Hall is a 3-story brick residence hall on L.W. Minor Street at the Prairie View A&M University campus in Prairie View, Waller County, Texas. It was built in 1933 and designed by architect Frederich Ernst Giesecke.","why_significant":"The building is nominated under Criterion A in the areas of Education and Ethnic Heritage (Black) at the state level. It reflects the growth of the student body and campus facilities in the early 1930s, and the financial support from federal funds and the Rockefeller-funded General Education Board. It is also named for L.C. Anderson, the second principal of Prairie View Normal.","narrative":"Built in 1933 on the campus of Prairie View A&M University, this 3-story brick building was designed as a dormitory for 101 women. Architect Frederich Ernst Giesecke combined Collegiate Gothic and Georgian Revival features, including cast stone detailing at the entrance, gabled parapets, twin copper-covered cupolas, and carved owl heads at the corners. Federal money and a grant from the Rockefeller-funded General Education Board paid for construction. The hall is named for L.C. Anderson, who served as second principal of Prairie View Normal and Industrial College. It reflects the expansion of enrollment and campus buildings during the early 1930s, and the role of philanthropic groups in supporting Black colleges. Residents helped maintain the building, in line with calls for self-supporting dormitories. The interior was completely rebuilt in 1975-76, though the exterior was kept largely intact. Today the building holds several university administrative offices.","period_of_significance":"1933 - 1948","architect_builder":"Giesecke, Frederich Ernst (Architect)","architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals: Late Gothic Revival (Collegiate Gothic with Georgian Revival influences)","criteria":["A"],"status_note":"Currently houses university offices including Admissions, Career Planning and Outreach, and University Development and Alumni Affairs. The interior was demolished and rebuilt in 1975-76, with the exterior retained.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:23.888352-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/93/9705/40970593/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/99000611.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/99000611/896b4cab0b-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/99000611/896b4cab0b-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Mustangsally","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LC_Anderson_Hall.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Mustangsally</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LC_Anderson_Hall.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40970593","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107317518"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/waller-county/anderson-l-c-hall-99000611/"}