White Hall (Daytona Beach, Florida) Explained

White Hall
Coordinates:	29.2119°N -81.0325°W
Added:	July 15, 1992
Refnum:	92001617

White Hall is a historic site on the campus of Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida, United States. It is located at 640 Mary McLeod Bethune Boulevard (formerly 2nd Avenue). On July 15, 1992, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

History

White Hall is named after Thomas H. White, founder of the White Sewing Machine Company. Mr. White met Mary McLeod Bethune while vacationing in Florida. He became a trustee of the school (then known as the Daytona Educational and Industrial Training School) and financial supporter.^[1] White Hall was built in 1915 with classroom and office spaces. It closed in 2010 for renovations, and it reopened and was rededicated in August 2012. White Hall houses Bethune-Cookman University's president's suite and administrative offices.^[2]

External links

• Volusia County listings at National Register of Historic Places
• Mary McLeod Bethune Home and White Hall at National Register Travel Itineraries
• Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs
  • Volusia County listings
  • White Hall - Bethune-Cookman College

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Thomas H. White Foundation.
2. Web site: Rededication of the B-CU White Hall Administration Building - Bethune-Cookman University . www.cookman.edu . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130512034019/http://www.cookman.edu/newsInfo/newsroom/newsReleases/2012/PR092612b.html . 2013-05-12.