It is a modern-era building, the original scope of which is unclear. The school was originally the “Wucheng Middle School,” established in 1901, renamed the Imperial Capital Advanced Normal School in 1908, changed to the Imperial Capital Higher Normal School after the founding of the Republic of China, and became Beijing Normal University in 1923. The existing structures, from south to north, are the T-shaped Building, the Library, two office buildings, and two dormitory buildings. The T-shaped Building served as a dormitory and was built in the early 1930s. It has a “protruding” floor plan, three stories, and a brick-concrete structure with blue bricks and cylindrical tiles. The Library was built in 1923, also a three-story brick-concrete structure, with its main façade facing north and designed in a Western classical style. The two office buildings are remnants of late Qing Dynasty architecture, while the two dormitory buildings are three-story brick-concrete structures with sloped roofs and a simple, dignified appearance.
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