Mary Baldwin University, Main Building Explained

Mary Baldwin College, Main Building
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:June 17, 1973[1]
Designated Other1 Number:132-0016
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:Mary Baldwin University campus, Staunton, Virginia
Coordinates:38.1511°N -79.0717°W
Built:1844
Architecture:Greek Revival
Added:July 26, 1973
Refnum:73002227

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.[2]

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

See also

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

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: Mary Baldwin College, Main Building . Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff. May 1973. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo