A black and white urban photograph of the tower of Barge Hall and the columns of the Shaw-Smyser Hall, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Washington.

Photography Project: Barge Hall, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Washington, 2012

Barge Hall, constructed in 1893, was the first building on campus on what is now known as Central Washington University (Ellensburg, Washington) and was named in honor of the first principal, Benjamin Franklin Barge. Barge Hall was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.