Location Talladega, Alabama NRHP Reference # 74002223 Opened 1857 | Built 1857 Designated NHL December 2, 1974 Added to NRHP 2 December 1974 | |
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Swayne Hall is the oldest building, built in 1857 in part by slaves, on the campus of Talladega College in Talladega, Talladega County, Alabama, United States. Talladega College is a liberal arts college that was the only liberal arts college for black Americans in Alabama.
Map of Swayne Hall, Martin Luther King Dr, Talladega, AL 35160, USA
The building is named for General Wager Swayne, a Union Army general during the American Civil War who also served as the appointed military Governor of Alabama during the early days of Reconstruction, serving from 1867 to 1868.
It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1974.
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Swayne Hall, Talladega College Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA