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词条 Venable Hall
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  1. History

  2. External links

  3. References

{{Infobox building
| name = Venable Hall
| image = Venable Hall HSC.JPG
| image_alt = Venable Hall at Hampden–Sydney College
| image_size = 270px
| caption = Venable Hall at Hampden–Sydney. Front facade, from the north.
| former_names =
| etymology = Richard Venable
| building_type = Dormitory
| architectural_style = Federal
| architect = Dabney Cosby, Reuben and John Perry
| start_date = 1824
| completion_date = 1830
| floor_count = 4
| cost =
| location = Hampden Sydney, Virginia
| owner = Hampden–Sydney College
| current_tenants = Hampden–Sydney College
| location_country = United States
| coordinates = {{Coord|37.240361|-78.46092|display=inline,title}}[1]
}}

Venable Hall is a dormitory at Hampden–Sydney College in southside Virginia. Built in sections from 1824 to 1830, Venable Hall is the second oldest dormitory on Hampden–Sydney's campus. The building is listed in the Virginia Landmarks Register (1969) and on the National Register of Historic Places (1970)[2] as a contributing property to Hampden–Sydney College Historic District.

History

Construction of Venable Hall began in 1824 and was completed in three separate phases by 1830. The building was designed and constructed by Dabney Cosby (from Raleigh, North Carolina)[3] in the Federal style of architecture and designed to complement Cushing Hall.

When completed in 1830, the building was the home of the Union Theological Seminary. Venable Hall provided the first Presbyterian seminary in the South and eventually became the head institution of the Southern Presbyterian Church. The seminary existed in Hampden–Sydney until 1898 when it moved to its current location in Richmond.[3]

Subsequent to the Seminary's move to Richmond, Major Richard Venable, Hampden–Sydney Class of 1857, bought its buildings for $10,000 and gave them to the College, doubling the size of the campus. Named in his honor, Venable Hall is now a residence hall and contains the Parents & Friends Lounge, the former Seminary chapel.[4] Graduation, typically held in May, is conducted in the front lawn of Venable Hall.

External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20110929022804/http://www.hsc.edu/Museum/EAM/Then-and-Now.html Venable Hall - Hampden–Sydney College]

References

1. ^{{Google maps|url=https://maps.google.com/maps?ll=37.240361,-78.46092&q=37.240361,-78.46092 |title= Venable Hall, Hampden–Sydney, VA 23943|accessdate= October 30, 2014}}
2. ^  {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170627142023/http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/registermasterlist.pdf |date=2017-06-27 }}, Master List of Virginia Landmarks Register and National Register of Historic Places
3. ^The Council of Independent Colleges, Historic Campus Architecture Project
4. ^Hampden–Sydney Buildings {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929022804/http://www.hsc.edu/Museum/EAM/Then-and-Now.html |date=2011-09-29 }}, H-SC Then & Now
{{Hampden–Sydney College}}

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