Rankin Science Building Construction, circa 1962, photo 3

This image shows Rankin Science Building during its construction at Appalachian State Teachers College (1929-1967) in the early 1960s. The building foundation can be seen being laid in a cleared stretch of ground. Chapell Wilson Hall, built 1938, can be seen in the background. The Rankin Science Building included classrooms and laboratories for the Departments of Biology, Geology, Chemistry, and Physics. It was completed in 1963 and dedicated to Dean Emeritus James Daniel Rankin.

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Appalachian State University

General Picture File, 2004.040, Box 5, Rankin Science Hall F1, C14.1.6.5.

University Archives, Appalachian State University

1962

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1960s

Appalachian State Teachers College (N.C.)

Rankin Science Building (1963)

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