This four story building was completed in 1963. The building was one of the dreams of Harry Huntt Ransom and was designed while he was vice-president and provost and completed while he was chancellor. He explained that the new center was designed strict ly to give undergraduates access to shelves filled with books. The open-stack facility gave students the opportunity to browse, in contrast to the former Main Library located in the Tower which was a closed shelf facility. In 1985, the building was nam ed in honor of outgoing President Peter Flawn. In January of 1994, a brand new Student Microcomputer Facility was opened. With nearly 200 personal computer workstations, this facility has become an essential part of campus life.
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If there had to be one symbol of The University of Texas at Austin it would certainly be the 307 foot tall Tower that rises over the Main Building. Made principally of limestone, this structure is crowned with a square colonnaded belfry which contains th e Knicker Carillon, the largest in Texas and one the largest in the country. Four faces of a gold-leafed clock mark the quarter-hour and the hour to the sounding of the West Minster Chime.
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Named for George P. Garrison, one of the earliest members of the UT Faculty, Garrison Hall houses the History Department. The sides of the building are faced with limestone, and colored terra cotta and are dramatically ornamented with stone carvings of s teer heads, cacti, bluebonnets and the University seal. Names of statesmen of the days of the Republic (Austin, Travis, Burnet, Houston, Lamar, and Jones) and cattle brands ornament the cornice and the corner windows of the second floor.
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Judge R.L. Batts was born in nearby Bastrop, graduated from the UT Law School in 1886, and was a law professor at the University from 1893 until he returned to private practice in 1901. Judge Batts became Chairman of the Board of Regents for UT from 193 0-1933. Batts Hall was built in 1952 and dedicated on April 8, 1953. At the time of its construction, the air-conditioned building was one of the finest classroom facilities in the nation.
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This building was constructed of Texas Fossilferous stone during a ten-year building program in the 1950's. Along with the building next to it, Calhoun Hall, it houses the English Department.
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Considered the architectural gem of the campus, Battle hall set the general architectural style of the University as Spanish Renaissance. It was built in 1911 and was the first separate library on the campus. The decorations on the building include wid e projecting eaves, ornate coffers with penules and a terra-cotta frieze. The entrance is marked with the delicate carving of plant and plant-form urns; and the arched windows that mark the second floor reading room are trimmed with handsome polychromia terra-cotta. Ornate ironworks add to the beauty of the building.
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