Main Hall, Randolph-Macon Women's College Explained

Main Hall, Randolph College
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:February 26, 1979[1]
Designated Other1 Number:118-0149
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:2500 Rivermont Ave., Lynchburg, Virginia
Coordinates:37.4373°N -79.1719°W
Built:-1911, 1936
Architect:Poindexter, William F.
Architecture:Queen Anne
Added:June 19, 1979
Refnum:79003285

The Main Hall is a historic building located on the campus of Randolph College in Lynchburg, Virginia. It was built between 1891 and 1911, and is a large Queen Anne style brick building complex. The central entrance tower and eastern wings were constructed between 1891 and 1893. Two additional wings were added to the west in 1896. With the erection of a wing to the west in 1899, the building was completed according to the original plan. In 1911 an annex was added to the rear of the entrance pavilion. Further additions and renovations were made to the north elevation in 1936. Its most distinctive features is the central entrance tower with a front portico and topped by a parapet wall and capped by a classically inspired wooden cupola, crowned by a finial.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 19 March 2013.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Main Hall . Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff . February 1979. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo