front of the building. The walls of the upper section are pierced by an octagonal open arcade of Gothic arches, topped with an encircling corbelled cornice. Above the cornice, the roof forms a steep octagonal pyramid, pierced by four small gabled windows, and topped by a cross-shaped finial. The sides and rear of the building are faced with brick rather than limestone, excepting the lower portion of the tower and its buttresses. The windows and gables on the other faces are similar but simplified versions of the those found on the main facade. Holy Cross Hall Built adjacent to Main Building while that structure was reconstructed after the 1903 fire, Holy Cross Hall shares a simplified version of its larger neighbor's architectural design. The smaller hall shares the same overall center-and-wings floorplan, but on a considerably smaller footprint and only three stories high. The entire exterior is faced with the same bricks used on the sides and rear of Main Building, and it lacks the larger structure's high gabled bays, except above the main entrance on the north side. In place of Main Building's bell tower, Holy Cross Hall has a modest one-story turret. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Travis County, Texas References External links Google Street View of north facade Google Street View of south facade Bell towers in the United States University and college buildings completed in 1903 Buildings and structures in Austin, Texas City of Austin Historic Landmarks Gothic Revival architecture in Texas National Register of Historic Places in Austin, Texas Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks St. Edward's University University and college administration buildings in the United States University and college buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Texas 1903 establishments in Texas