The Heritage Association of San Marcos' 46th annual Historic Spring Tour is approaching and will feature the stunning art and architecture of Texas State University. Visitors can explore several of the university's most fascinating historic structures, sculptures and art, the Bruce and Gloria Ingram Hall and MakerSpace, the Albert B. Alkek Library, and the Alkek One MakerSpace fabrication shop. Golf Carts will be available for those who are mobility impaired. Lemonade stops will be available along with cafes that the university will open for the day. MakerSpaces at both the Alkek Library and the Bruce and Gloria Ingram Hall will be open for tours which will run every 30 minutes.
More information on these spaces is available at the Heritage Association of San Marcos website. Following the Tour there will be a “Welcome to and Welcome home party for GJ Kinne and David Bailiff” at the Dan and Cindee Diepenhorst Champions Club from 5:30-9pm. Tickets are $45 per person and are available at the Heritage website.
With its elegant courtyard, luscious foliage, azure-tinged encaustic tile foyer, and peaceful ambiance, Taylor-Murphy History Building's Spanish Eclectic construction is a sight to behold. Designed by architect Harvey P. Smith, Sr., and completed in 1951 as the Fine Arts Building, it originally housed both the music and art departments, and therefore was built with both acoustics and atmosphere in mind. When the two departments outgrew the space, the building became home to the history department and aptly named after two outstanding faculty in 1983.
