Built 1837 (1837)-1863 VLR # 014-0127 Address Dillwyn, VA 23936, USA Added to NRHP 4 October 1984 | NRHP Reference # 84000035 Designated VLR March 20, 1984 Area 7 ha | |
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Location VA 617, Gravel Hill, Virginia Built by Shepard, Carrol M.; Multiple | ||
Buckingham Female Collegiate Institute Historic District is a historic school complex and national historic district located at Gravel Hill, Buckingham County, Virginia. It encompasses five contributing buildings associated with the Institute which operated from 1837 to 1863. They are of brick and frame construction and are the President's House (c. 1852-1853), the Henry James Brown House, the John S. West store / dwelling, the Institute Tavern (c. 1850), and the Cobb-West-England House (c. 1850).
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
Notable alumni
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Buckingham Female Collegiate Institute Historic District Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA