{"id":49572,"date":"2023-09-23T15:25:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-23T20:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/?p=49572"},"modified":"2023-09-25T09:56:09","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T14:56:09","slug":"celebration-honors-100th-birthday-of-tarleton-states-trogdon-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/celebration-honors-100th-birthday-of-tarleton-states-trogdon-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebration Honors 100th Birthday of Tarleton State\u2019s Trogdon House"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

STEPHENVILLE, Texas \u2014 Tarleton State University kicked off a semester-long celebration this morning marking the 100th birthday of the Trogdon House (the President\u2019s House) as part of Family Weekend, two days of time-honored ceremonies, cultural performances, food and football. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Students and their families gathered in the backyard to unveil the structure\u2019s centennial logo and enjoy breakfast with Tarleton State President James and First Lady Kindall Hurley. A public commemoration is set for 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 7, on the front lawn, and a campus lighting takes place in November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tarleton State University President Dr. James Hurley and First Lady Kindall Hurley led Saturday\u2019s 100th<\/sup> anniversary of the historic Trogdon House on the Stephenville campus.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Mediterranean-inspired edifice, situated between the O.A. Grant Building, E.J. Howell Education Building and Dick Smith Library, was built in 1923 at a cost of $8,000. Local laborers and students earning 25-62.5 cents an hour crafted 18-inch-thick walls using massive slabs of local fieldstone. Originally a four-square, the house grew over the years to include a screened porch, breezeway and garages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These days the Trogdon House is the \u201cfront porch\u201d of the Stephenville campus. Its 4,500 square feet are a setting not only for the President and his wife to raise their family but to host university friends and alumni, and for Tarleton Texans to gather for Sundaes on Sundays to launch the fall semester, and for Late Night Study Breaks during finals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dinners for graduating seniors, a Christmas tree lighting and a holiday reception for faculty and staff are just a few of the events the Hurleys host on behalf of the university.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFrom the moment we stepped inside, we knew the Trogdon House was a very special place,\u201d Dr. Hurley said. \u201cIt reflects the timeless vitality of this amazing institution. So many great people have walked through these doors. Outstanding Tarleton Presidents and their families have called it home. It is an honor to be counted among them.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Lady Kindall Hurley: \u201cNothing is more important to us than getting to know our students and their families. We\u2019re in the center of everything \u2014 academics, arts, athletics \u2014 and that makes connecting with them so easy. We want them to know that they\u2019re part of our family, the Tarleton family, and the Trogdon House is their home.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Texas Historical Commission recognizes the Trogdon House as a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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