Date of Construction for Holsey Hall Is Not Known, But For Many Years It Was Listed As The Oldest Buildings On Campus. Holsey Hall Is Named In Honor Of Bishop Lucius H. Holsey. It Was Used As An Elementary School, A Dormitory For Both Men And...
College Building; Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute
Construction began in 1883, and was finished in 1888. It contained classrooms, library, dormitories, cafeteria, administrative offices, faculty housing, infirmary, and auditorium. It could accommodate 1000 students. The name was changed to...
Mechanical Building (Southern University, New Orleans, La.)
The Mechanical Department at Southern University was initiated on October 7, 1890 and by 1893 it was in full operation and had a three year course of study. There were 27 students in the...
In 1895, the Chapel Was Built By Students Under the Supervision of the Reverend Henry Beard Delany, Who at the Time Was an Instructor of Carpentry and Masonry, Chaplain and Musician. The Construction Work Was Completed By William Haywood, Jerry...
Paine Institute; Buildings; Cottages; Campus buildings
Women's Missionary Council Of The Methodist Episcopal Church South Was Responsible For The Construction Of Two Frame Buildings For Industrial Work For Girls. The Buildings Contained Classrooms And Equipment For The Teaching Of Cooking, Sewing,...
The Baton Rouge Academy, an institution sponsored by the Fourth District Missionary Baptist Association of Louisiana for black boys and girls. In 1892, a suggestion was made that the Fourth District Association purchase a tract of land for...
Named After Bishop Robert S. Williams Who Raised Construction Funds In Part From Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company (TCI). It Served as the Old Administration Building, Women's Dormitory, and Location For Home Economics Classes. Williams...
Southern University and A & M College--Buildings; Building construction--Louisiana--Baton Rouge
Laying of First Brick Work on Academic Building. The completion of this building gave it the credit of being the most complete school building in the State of Louisiana for Negroes. People came from all sections of the State to see this new state...
Laundry Building; Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute
Constructed in 1927 as the campus laundry. The building was designed by Charles M. Robinson. The building follows the pattern of construction underway at the university at that time.
[Martin L. Harvey Chapel/Auditorium]. This brick structure was built in 1928. Resembling a monumental one-story structure but actually two stories in height, the brick auditorium building is composed of two masses- -a moderately sized rectangular...
Campus Building; Virginia State College for Negroes
Tears where shed in 1937 when the original Virginia Hall was torn down. Demolition of the building was necessary for the construction of the new Virginia Hall.
This building named in honor of Harold W. Alexander and Wayne M. Dunn for their contributions and service to the university’s Academic Skills Program. This building served as the main Campus Dining Hall from 1930 until the construction of W. G....
