Buckingham Female Collegiate Institute Historic District

Buckingham Female Collegiate Institute Historic District
Location VA 617, Gravel Hill, Virginia
Coordinates 37°34′58″N 78°22′26″W / 37.58278°N 78.37389°W / 37.58278; -78.37389Coordinates: 37°34′58″N 78°22′26″W / 37.58278°N 78.37389°W / 37.58278; -78.37389
Area 18 acres (7.3 ha)
Built 1837 (1837)-1863
Built by Shepard, Carrol M.; Multiple
NRHP Reference # 84000035[1]
VLR # 014-0127
Significant dates
Added to NRHP October 4, 1984
Designated VLR March 20, 1984[2]

Buckingham Female Collegiate Institute Historic District is a historic school complex and national historic district located at Gravel Hill, Buckingham County, Virginia. It encompasses five contributing buildings associated with the Institute which operated from 1837 to 1863. They are of brick and frame construction and are the President's House (c. 1852-1853), the Henry James Brown House, the John S. West store / dwelling, the Institute Tavern (c. 1850), and the Cobb-West-England House (c. 1850).[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ↑ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Buckingham Female Collegiate Institute Historic District" (PDF). and Accompanying photo and Accompanying map Archived September 26, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.


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