National Park Seminary Historic District
- Also Known As: National Park College
- Address: Linden Ln
- Vicinity: I-495
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1887/00/00 | Thomas F Schneider | Architect | Forest Inn, a resort hotel with fine dining and live entertainment, opens. Designed by architect Thomas F Schneider and constructed by W P Lipscomb. | |||
| 1894/00/00 | John and Vesta Cassedy, former educators at the Norfolk College for Young Women in Virginia, purchase the former Forest Inn and casino and establish an exclusive finishing school. | |||||
| 1894/00/00 | Emily Elizabeth Holman | Architect | Eight sorority clubhouses are built between 1894 and 1904. Most buildings at the National Park Seminary are designed by E E Holman (but not the 1927 ballroom). | |||
| 1898/00/00 | Emily Elizabeth Holman | Architect | Chapel and the Aloha Dormitory are constructed. The Miller Library (1901), the Odeon Theater (1907) and gymnasium (1907) are also built. | |||
| 1900/00/00 | At sometime, the National Park Seminary pipes water from seven springs (lost) at Carroll Springs (lost), the former estate of Daniel Carroll, signer of the Articles of Confederation. The spring was near Riley Rd, Landsdown Way and Westview Dr. | |||||
| 1942/00/00 | US Army requisitions National Park College via the War Powers Act for use as a convalescent facility. Roy Tasco Davis, a Missouri educator and former US minister to Panama and Costa Rica, who ran the college was paid $855,000 for the property. | |||||
| 1954/00/00 | Between 1954 and 1973, US servicemen are exposed to a variety of virulent diseases: yellow fever, hepatitis A, Q fever and the plague in the effort to develop vaccines. |
| Place | AsNotedIn | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Place | AsNotedIn | Type |
| St John the Evangelist Historic Church and Our Lady Queen of Poland Parish |
| Particulars for National Park Seminary Historic District: | |
|---|---|
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Area of Significance | Art |
| Area of Significance | Education |
| Criteria | Exemplar |
| Owner | Federal |
| Architectural Style | Greek Revival |
| Sight Category | Historic District |
| Area of Significance | Landscape Architecture |
| Architectural Style | Late 19th and 20th century revivals |
| Architectural Style | Late 19th and early 20th century american movements |
| Historic Use | School |
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