Rankin Hall Explained

Rankin Hall
Coordinates:40.4447°N -95.3922°W
Built:-1931
Architect:Felt, Dunham & Kriehn; Busboom Bros.
Architecture:Late Gothic Revival, Tudor Revival
Added:February 17, 2010
Refnum:10000022

Rankin Hall, also known as the Administration Building and Chapel of Tarkio College is a historic building located on the campus of the former Tarkio College at Tarkio, Atchison County, Missouri. It was built in 1930–1931, and is a -story, T-shaped, Collegiate Gothic style brick and stone building. The building measures 144 feet wide and extends 141 feet deep. It features steep projecting gables with stepped parapets, numerous pointed arch windows, buttresses, and a mix of limestone and cast stone trim. The building served as the Presbyterian college's administration building and chapel.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Rankin Hall. 2016-09-01. Joni Amthor and Roger Maserang. PDF. December 2009. Missouri Department of Natural Resources.