▁pain ters ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁A ugs burg ▁Category : G erman ▁Renaissance ▁pain ters <0x0A> </s> ▁Old ▁Main ▁is ▁a ▁term ▁often ▁applied ▁to ▁the ▁original ▁building ▁present ▁on ▁college ▁or ▁university ▁camp uses ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁The ▁building ▁serves ▁today ▁as ▁home ▁to ▁administrative ▁offices , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁president ▁or ▁prov ost , ▁but ▁in ▁its ▁early ▁in ception ▁may ▁have ▁served ▁multiple ▁functions , ▁including ▁class rooms ▁and ▁resid ences . ▁ ▁Although ▁many ▁university ▁camp uses ▁have ▁out g rown ▁the ▁initial ▁capacity ▁of ▁" old ▁main s " ▁and ▁their ▁ge ography ▁has ▁made ▁them ▁less ▁central ▁to ▁university ▁life ▁than ▁they ▁once ▁were , ▁the ▁building ▁is ▁commonly ▁dep icted ▁in ▁university ▁or ▁college ▁market ing ▁material ▁to ▁promote ▁the ▁lon ge vity ▁and ▁tradition ▁of ▁the ▁institution . ▁Many ▁old ▁main ▁buildings ▁are ▁sur mount ed ▁by ▁large ▁to wers , ▁cup olas , ▁or ▁sp ires , ▁occasionally ▁housing ▁b ells ▁or ▁car ill ons . ▁Some ▁examples ▁of ▁" old ▁main s " ▁( sorted ▁by ▁U . S . ▁state ): ▁ ▁Arizona ▁▁▁ ▁Old ▁Main ▁( A rizona ▁State ▁University ), ▁the ▁first ▁building ▁on ▁the ▁campus ▁of ▁Arizona ▁State ▁University ▁in ▁Tem pe , ▁Arizona ▁ ▁Old ▁Main , ▁University ▁of ▁Arizona , ▁the ▁first ▁building ▁on ▁the ▁campus ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Arizona ▁in ▁T uc son , ▁Arizona ▁ ▁Ark ansas ▁▁ ▁Old ▁Main ▁( Univers ity ▁of ▁Ark ansas ), ▁the ▁first ▁building