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Title: 1894 - The surviving Columns
Summary: A look at the Columns right after "Old" Academic Hall burned down in 1892.

Title: 1892 - Burning of the original Academic Hall
Summary: In 1892, The University of Missouri's original Academic Hall burned down, leaving six columns. People say that the fire had been caused by the first electric light bulb west of the Mississippi River. The fire even spread as far as the Chancellor's Residence, but no significant damage was caused to it. "New" Academic Hall--later called Jesse Hall--was constructed in 1893. The Columns stand today as the iconic remains of the original Academic Hall.