The University of Tennessee at Martin

A Virtual History


History of Campus Buildings

Name(s) of Building: McWherter Agriculture Complex and the West Tennessee Agriculture Pavilion
Dates of Construction: 1983-1984, 1988-1989
Completion Date: 1984, 1989
Cost: $2,042,418, $977,650
Brief History: The West Tennessee Agriculture Pavilion was completed in May of 1984. The building is a multi-purpose facility consisting of 82,000 square feet. It contains a 24,000 square foot arena and seats 3,000 people. The pavilion also includes an animal holding area with 32 stalls, a tack room, and animal and grooming areas. A 150 stall barn was built adjacent to the pavilion in 1989. The building officially named the McWherter Agriculture Complex in 1995 in honor of Governor Ned Ray McWherter.
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