Present day Benton Hall once served as the administration building for Oregon Agricultural College. The original Mechanical Hall, which burned down in 1898, is pictured at right.
Prominent in the foreground is the Bandstand. Visible from left to right are the Administration Building (present day Benton Hall), the Paleontology Lab (present day Women's Center) and Science Hall (present day Furman Hall). Downtown Corvallis is seen in the distance. Visible are the Benton County Courthouse, the central school and the Presbyterian Church.