Chapel and Lovelace Hall, Marion Military Institute

Chapel and Lovelace Hall, Marion Military Institute
Location AL 14, Marion, Alabama
Coordinates 32°37′25″N 87°19′19″W / 32.62361°N 87.32194°W / 32.62361; -87.32194 (Chapel and Lovelace Hall, Marion Military Institute)Coordinates: 32°37′25″N 87°19′19″W / 32.62361°N 87.32194°W / 32.62361; -87.32194 (Chapel and Lovelace Hall, Marion Military Institute)
Area 1.6 acres (0.65 ha)
Built 1854
Architect Noah K. Davis
Architectural style Classical Style, Greek Revival
NRHP reference # 78000508[1]
Added to NRHP September 13, 1978

The Chapel and Lovelace Hall, Marion Military Institute were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

They are the two surviving buildings from the 1854-58 Howard College campus. Howard College moved in 1887 to Birmingham, Alabama and the Colonel James Thomas Murfee stayed behind to open Marion Military Institute.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2013-11-02). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. W. Warner Floyd; Sallv Moore (February 23, 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Chapel and Lovelace Hall, Marion Military Institute". National Park Service. Retrieved June 14, 2018. With accompanying five photos from 1977
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