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Campus growth pushed the borders of the university eastward during the late 1960s. The presidency of Arleigh Templeton saw the first permanent structures built east of Avenue I, including the three-story Math and Foreign Languages Building, the Business Administration Building, and the campus’ third Library.
Both the math and foreign languages departments have long been housed elsewhere on campus; today Academic Building One houses a number of programs including Political Science, Sociology, and Computer Services.
During the 1980s, a few of the buildings used for multiple departments and programs were rechristened as generic academic buildings (such as AB1, AB2, and AB3).
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Sam Houston State Teachers College extended only to Avenue I in the 1950s. That’s the eastern edge of the Frels Apartment Building facing the camera; due north is the future site of the Lowman Student Center. |
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Starting in 1967, the Business Administration Building, Newton Gresham Library and Academic Building One became the first structures built east of Avenue I. |
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The building was repurposed as an “Academic Building” in the 1980s. |
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The dedication plaque inside the southern interest identifies the original usage of the building: mathematics and foreign languages. |
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