Virginia Military Institute campus
- NRHP Name: Virginia Military Institute Historic District
- Address: Letcher Ave
- Vicinity: Virginia Military Institute campus
- Neighborhood of College, Lex VA in Lexington
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1839/03/29 | Virginia legislative passes an act establishing a military school on the site of the Virginia State Arsenal in Lexington. | |||||
| 1839/11/11 | Virginia Military Institute | Established | Founded on the site of a Virginia State Arsenal, the Virginia Military Institute opens its doors to 23 cadets matriculate and begin a 3 year course of study. | |||
| 1848/00/00 | Alexander Jackson Davis | Architect | Alexnader Davis creates a comprehensive plan for the Virginia Military Institute. Davis designs a campus entirely in the Gothic Revival style, with towers, turrets and other features from medieval structures. | |||
| 1848/00/00 | Norborne Berkeley | Education | Norborne Berkeley graduates from VMI, Class of 1848. | |||
| 1852/00/00 | George Smith Patton I | Education | George Smith Patton graduates from the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) in Lexington | |||
| 1855/06/00 | Peachy Gilmer Breckinridge | Education | Master Breckinridge graduates from the Virginia Military Institute, Class of 1855. | |||
| 1865/00/00 | George Washington Custis Lee | Work | George Washington Custis Lee is hired as a Professor of Engineering at the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, VA where he will work at the institution until 1870. | |||
| 1914/00/00 | Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue | Architect | The VMI Board of Visitors hires Goodhue to evaluate the design of the campus and provide a long term plan. |
| Place | AsNotedIn | Type |
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| Place | AsNotedIn | Type |
| Barracks, Virginia Military Institute |
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| Pendleton-Coles House, VMI |
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| Particulars for Virginia Military Institute campus: | |
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| Higher Learning | College |
| Architectural Style | Gothic Revival |
| Sight Category | Historic District |
| Criteria | Historic Event |
| Area of Significance | Military |
| Historic Use | Military Facility |
| Level of Significance | National |
| Architectural Style | Neoclassical |
| Owner | State |
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