President's House

 (1928 - 1953)

Baxter Hall

 (1953 - 1971)

Missions Education Center

 (1971 - 1989)

Old Missions House or Old President's House

 (1989 - 2002)

The president's house is shown from the southeast, and East North 18th Street is at the bottom of this 1929-30 photograph, courtesy of the Prickly Pear.

In 1953 the president's house was named in honor of the first president to occupy the house, Batsell Baxter, his wife, Frances Faye Baxter, and their son, Batsell Barrett Baxter.  Baxter served as the fifth president of A. C. C. from 1924 to 1932.

Design and Construction

This house, designed by Nichol & Campbell, was the second building built on the new campus and the third house built in Abilene Heights.  It was located at the corner of East North 18th Street and Washington Boulevard, now the site of the Brown Library

Floor Plans

Currently the floor plan of the president's house is unknown.
   

This photo shows the president's house circa 1929-30. Photo courtesy of the Prickly Pear.

The front entrance of the president's house is shown in this 1932 photo courtesy of the Prickly Pear.

First and Second Floor Plans
8½" x 11" PDF

These floor plans are in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. To view them, you must have the Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer.  These floor plans were created using photographs and physical examination of the building. The original architectural drawings do not exist.  If you can help improve them, visit the How You Can Help page.

1928

President Baxter and family moved from Shady Dell, the president's home on the old campus, into this house on November 30.