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"Originally called the Mechanic Arts Building, it was built between 1926 and 1928 at a cost of $80,000. Designed by Professor Harry V. Hartman and constructed by Peters and Phillips of Manhattan, its original design called for it to be of Neo-Egyptian architecture inspired by King Tut's tomb and shaped like a pyramid with each floor set in from the floor below it. It was remodeled in 1947 and again in 1951 and nothing remains of the original design except the maze of hallways and stairways inside. The building was rededicated as Hartman Hall in 1970. Besides designing the building named after him, Hartman also founded the Automotive Technology Program on campus in 1920." The building was razed in 1972.

-- PSU Additional Buildings. Pittsburg, KS Memories. https://pittsburgksmemories.com/Pittsburg_PSU/pittpsubuildings.html

  • Pittsburg, Mechanical Arts Building, State Manual Training Normal School

    Pittsburg, Mechanical Arts Building, State Manual Training Normal School

  • Hartman Exterior, 1933

    Hartman Exterior, 1933

  • 1940s: Hartman Hall

    1940s: Hartman Hall

  • Hartman South Entrance, 1947

    Hartman South Entrance, 1947

  • Architect Sketch

    Architect Sketch

  • Hartman Exterior, 1957

    Hartman Exterior, 1957

  • Exiting Hartman

    Exiting Hartman

  • Circuitry

    Circuitry

  • Automotive Carburetion Service

    Automotive Carburetion Service

  • Cycle of Operation

    Cycle of Operation

  • 1961-04-21: Auto Mechanics

    1961-04-21: Auto Mechanics

  • Workshop Tools

    Workshop Tools

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