Grambling State University Historic District Explained

Grambling State University Historic District
Nrhp Type:	hd
Coordinates:	32.5234°N -92.7137°W
Added:	December 7, 2010
Refnum:	10000983

The Grambling State University Historic District is a historic district located in Grambling State University campus, in Grambling, Louisiana.

The district area includes 16 contributing buildings and 5 non-contributing buildings. The district comprises school structures built between 1939 and 1960, with styles including Colonial Revival, Modern Movement and International Style.^[1]

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 7, 2010.

Contributing properties

Long Hall, now Long-Jones Hall, 32.5252°N -92.7153°W, built 1939.
Gym and Auditorium, now Eddie G. Robinson Museum, 32.5257°N -92.7147°W, built 1939.
Lee Hall, 32.5257°N -92.714°W, built 1939.
Jewett Hall, 32.5246°N -92.7149°W, built 1939.
Dunbar Hall, 32.5255°N -92.712°W, built 1956.
Gymnasium/Physical Education Building, 32.5242°N -92.7125°W, built 1954.
Auditorium, 32.5243°N -92.7132°W, built 1960.
Science Building, now Carver Hall, 32.5243°N -92.7159°W, built 1958.
James Hall, 32.5239°N -92.7146°W, built 1956.
Dining Hall, 32.5239°N -92.7141°W, built 1960.
Brown Hall, 32.5222°N -92.7145°W, built 1956.
President's House, now Student Judicial Affairs, 32.5222°N -92.7133°W, built c.1950.
Female Faculty Housing, now University Police, 32.5219°N -92.7132°W, built 1943.
Infirmary, now Foster Johnson Center, 32.5219°N -92.7127°W, built 1943.
Natatorium, 32.5231°N -92.7121°W, built 1958.
Athletic Department, 32.5237°N -92.7125°W, built 1954.

Web site: Grambling State University Historic District. State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. July 17, 2018. July 17, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180717212539/https://www.crt.state.la.us/dataprojects/hp/nhl/attachments/Parish31/Scans/31028001.pdf. dead. with 16 photos and two maps