Trinity University's Murchison Tower, designed by architect O’Neil Ford before Tower of the Americas, has left its mark on San Antonio and its student body.
has stood tall for nearly 60 years. David Tuttle just took the San Antonio landmark to new heights.
“I think the tower is a great sign of the fact that Trinity University is here and a symbol for San Antonians," Tuttle said."But I also think it provides us an opportunity to show that we’re part of the San Antonio community, too."Trinity University graduate and building committee co-chairman T. Frank Murchison was often called"Mr. Trinity" for his impact on moving the university in 1952 to its current home just north of downtown San Antonio. The campus's T.
An aerial view, circa 1966, of Trinity University looking north with Murchison Tower prominent in the center-right of the photograph.Murchison Tower was completed in 1964 at a reported cost of around $100,000, nearly $1 million today. Principal donor and Trinity trustee Arch S. Underwood from Lubbock footed the bill to honor Murchison, who was his childhood friend.
The technique goes back to the ancient Romans, whose use of"opus testaceum" or brick work dates back to at least the late first century AD.Courtesy Trinity UniversityMurchison Tower is home to the Carolyn Calvert Bells, four bronze bells given by Trinity board chairman James H. Calvert in honor of his wife. The mechanical bells were cast in England at John Taylor & Co., the world's oldest bell foundry dating back to 1408.
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