Mary Baldwin University, Main Building

Mary Baldwin College, Main Building
Location Mary Baldwin University campus, Staunton, Virginia
Coordinates 38°9′4″N 79°4′18″W / 38.15111°N 79.07167°W / 38.15111; -79.07167Coordinates: 38°9′4″N 79°4′18″W / 38.15111°N 79.07167°W / 38.15111; -79.07167
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1844
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP reference # 73002227[1]
VLR # 132-0016
Significant dates
Added to NRHP July 26, 1973
Designated VLR June 17, 1973[2]

The Mary Baldwin University, Main Building is a historic building on the Mary Baldwin University campus in Staunton, Virginia. It was built in 1844, and is a Greek Revival style educational building. It consists of a two-story, five bay central section, flanked by three-bay two-story wings with full basement and projecting gable ends. The front facade features a four-bay portico with four Greek Doric order columns supporting a Doric entablature and pediment.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1973.[1]

See also

Hilltop, C. W. Miller House, and Rose Terrace are other NRHP-listed buildings on the campus.

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. ↑ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (May 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mary Baldwin College, Main Building" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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