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Agricultural Pavilion

Coordinates: 33°34′56″N 101°52′36″W / 33.5822024°N 101.8767679°W / 33.5822024; -101.8767679
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Agricultural Pavilion
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Former namesLivestock Judging Pavilion
General information
Architectural styleMission Revival
LocationLubbock, Texas
Construction started1924
Completed1925
Design and construction
Architect(s)Wyatt C. Hedrick
Architecture firmSanguinet, Staats, and Hedrick
Other designersWilliam Ward Watkin
Livestock Judging Pavilion
Part ofTexas Technological College Historic District (ID96000523)
Designated CP1996

The Agricultural Pavilion (formerly known as the Livestock Judging Pavilion) is a contributing property to the Texas Technological College Historic District on the campus of Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas. The Agricultural Pavilion was one of the original buildings on campus and opened in 1926. It served as the home court for Texas Tech basketball teams until 1927 when the gymnasium was completed.[1]

History

The Livestock Judging Pavilion was one of the first four structures Texas Tech built specifically for agricultural education.[2]

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33°34′56″N 101°52′36″W / 33.5822024°N 101.8767679°W / 33.5822024; -101.8767679