Bennett Hall Was the First Building Completed on the Campus and Was Renovated in 1926. It Was a Three Story Brick Building With a Mansard Roof That Functioned as Library, Chapel, Dining Room, Dorm and Classroom Building.
Bennett College -- Campus Building; Chapel; College Buildings
Bennett Hall First Building Erected on Campus and dedicated 1878. A Portion of This Building Was Renovated Into an Assembly Hall. Later is Was Known as The Carrie Barge Chapel.
On the Body of the bell Was Inscribed a Quotation From the Book of Isaiah, "Proclaim Liberty to the Captives, and the Opening of the Prison to Them That are Bound."
Bennett College -- Campus Building; Theological seminary; College Buildings
Gorrell Street Gateway Has a Plaque Attached to the Pier Just East of the Gateway Opening That Reads: "The Catherine Bearden Way, Presented to Bennett College by Her Children as a Token of Their Appreciation."
Bennett College -- Campus Building; Buildings; College Buildings; Seminary; Halls
Bennett Seminary During the Late 1800's. Two Buidlings are Bennett Hall and Carolina Hall. The Money From Carolina Hall was Donated by the African American Citizens of North Carolina.
Southern University at Shreveport; Teachers; Employees
Black and White Photo; 1st Faculty and Staff: Kneeling, Left to Right: Clifton Jones, Registrar; Dr. Ivory Nelson, Chairman, Natural Science Division; Robert Williams, English; Joseph Davis, Men's Counselor; James S. Holt, Biology; Leonard Barnes,...
Mrs. Sadie Sawyer Hughley (right), Reserve Librarian at North Carolina College gives a final adjustment to a grecian art and literature display. This display located on the first floor of the library was arranged in conjunction with North Carolina...
Black and White Photo of First Honor Students. (Seated Left to Right): Gina Larette Frazier, Versa Marina, Dorothy Ford, Hendretta Reagan, Dorothy Lindsay, Doris Marie Bennett, Lula Mae Roberson, Frances Drew, Katherine Patterson, and Edna Byrd....
Bennett College -- Campus Building; College Buildings; Buildings
John Race Hall Was Constructed in 1925 and Named for the Dr. John H. Race of New York, a Long Time Trustee and Benefactor of the College. It Was One of Three Building Constructed in the Early 1920s.
Bennett College -- Campus Building; College Buildings; Buildings; Library
Kent Hall Was Established in 1884 to Educate Young Black Girls in the Domestic Arts of a Christian Home. This Buiding Also Served as the Library for the College Until 1939.
