Hollins College Quadrangle
- Also Known As: Hollins College Campus
- Vicinity: Hollins College Campus
Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
1841/00/00 | Original buildings in Hollins College Quadrangle are built for the Botetourt Springs resort. It operated from 1820 to 1841. | |||||
1842/00/00 | In 1842, Reverend Joshua Bradley establishes the coeducational Valley Union Seminary. | |||||
1846/00/00 | Valley Union Seminary's trustees hire a 25 year-old math instructor fromRichmondnamed Charles Lewis Cocke to direct the institution. | |||||
1858/00/00 | East Building is built for Hollins College, 1856-1858, opposite the hotel building. | |||||
1861/00/00 | David Deyerle | Brick Mason | David Deyerle constructs brick portions of the Main building at Hollins College | |||
1883/00/00 | Bradley Chapel is built between the East and Main Buildings. | |||||
1889/09/00 | Irene Langhorne Gibson | Education | Langhorne attends Hollins for 10 days. | |||
1890/00/00 | Octagonal Botetourt Hall is built. | |||||
1908/00/00 | Charles Cocke Memorial Library is built at the south end of the quadrangle. |
Particulars for Hollins College Quadrangle: | |
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Area of Significance | Architecture |
Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
Sight Category | Building |
Higher Learning | College |
Area of Significance | Education |
Criteria | Exemplar |
Architectural Style | Greek Revival |
Architectural Style | Neoclassical |
Owner | Private |
Architectural Style | Romanesque Revival |
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