Centenary College
- Also Known As: Old Centenary College also College of Louisiana
- Address: College St
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1825/00/00 | An act of the Louisiana legislature provides that a College, to be established in the town of Jackson, situated in the parish of East Feliciana, is hereby instituted, which shall be known by the stile and title of the College of Louisiana. | |||||
| 1830/02/13 | Due to the need for a larger campus, the College of Louisiana sells the donated lands and moves to a new site in the northeast corner of Jackson. The land is bought from John Horton Sr and sons on February 13, 1830. | |||||
| 1833/00/00 | Richard Delafield | Architect | The East Wing at the College of Louisiana is designed by Captain Dalafield and built in 1832-1833. Delafield, who is a friend of H H Gird the second president of the college, also supervises the construction of the building. | |||
| 1837/00/00 | College of Louisiana hires Alex Smith to perform certain tasks relating to the painting and brickwork on the West Wing in return for compensation of $17,350. | |||||
| 1845/06/05 | College of Louisiana is sold to Edward MeGehee for $10,000, with David Thomas and John McKowen as securities. These men will turn the facilities over to the trustees of Centenary College, who take over the physical plant the same year. |
| Particulars for Centenary College: | |
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| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Higher Learning | College |
| Area of Significance | Education |
| Architectural Style | Greek Revival |
| Criteria | Historic Event |
| Owner | State |
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