Old Main

Old Main is the oldest building on the University of Arkansas campus in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It is one of the most recognizable symbols of the university, and of higher education in general in Arkansas.

Photo: Sharnak, Public domain.

Type: University building
Description: building on the University of Arkansas campus
Address: 416 North Campus Drive, Fayetteville, AR 72701

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chi Omega Greek Theatre and Gearhart Hall.

Chi Omega Greek Theatre

Theater building

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The Chi Omega Greek Theatre is a structure on the University of Arkansas campus in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It was a gift to the university from Chi Omega, and it was completed in 1930. Chi Omega Greek Theatre is situated 840 feet southwest of Old Main.

Gearhart Hall

University building

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Gearhart Hall at the University of Arkansas is a building on the university's campus in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. Gearhart Hall is situated 360 feet south of Old Main.

University of Arkansas Agriculture Building

University building

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The Agriculture Building at the University of Arkansas is a building on the university's campus in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. University of Arkansas Agriculture Building is situated 440 feet northwest of Old Main.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fayetteville and Fayette Junction.

Fayetteville

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Fayetteville is a city of 87,000 people in the Ozarks and the Ozarks Region of Arkansas. It is home for the main campus of the University of Arkansas, and has many characteristics of a college town, including many bars, restaurants and specialty stores.

Fayette Junction

Hamlet

Fayetteville is a city in Washington County, Arkansas, United States, and its county seat. The population was 93,949 at the 2020 census, and was estimated at 106,623 in 2025, making it the second-most populous city in Arkansas and the most populous city in Northwest Arkansas. Fayette Junction is situated 2 miles south of Old Main.

Baldwin

Hamlet

Baldwin is a former unincorporated community in Fayetteville Township, Washington County, Arkansas, United States. It has since been annexed by Fayetteville. It is located in east Fayetteville along Huntsville Road near Lake Sequoyah toward Elkins. Baldwin is situated 4½ miles east of Old Main.

Old Main

Categories: building and education
Location: Fayetteville Township, Washington, Arkansas, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

36.06869° or 36° 4′ 7″ north

Longitude

-94.17173° or 94° 10′ 18″ west

Open location code

86873R9H+F8

OpenStreetMap ID

way 468186739

OpenStreetMap feature

building=university

Wikidata ID

Q5370074

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In Other Languages

“Old Main” goes by many names.

Russian: “Олд-Мейн (Университет Арканзаса)”
Russian: “Олд-Мейн”

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