Huntsville Female College (1851–1895) was in Huntsville, Alabama. George Gilliam Steele was the architect who designed the school. The school burned January 4, 1895.[1] A historical marker commemorates its history.[2]
History
editThe school was organized by the Methodist Episcopal Church.[2] The school was established and given a state charter as Bascom Female Institute.[3] Catalogues for the school are extant and held by the Alabama Department of Archives & History.[4] The state archive also contains group and individual portraits of students.[5]
The school was on the north side of Randolph Street. Rev. A. B. Jones served as a president of the school.[4]
The school building was used as a hospital during the American Civil War. The students and their trunks were saved from the fire but one man taking out furniture was injured. Classes were scheduled to resume at Alabama Military Academy.[6]
Legacy
editDuke University has a four page circular advertising the school.[7]
See also
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Site of Huntsville Female College Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
- ^ a b "Huntsville Female College". City of Huntsville.
- ^ A History of Methodism in Alabama, by Anson West, Publishing House Methodist Episcopal Church South, Nashville, Tenn., 1893 via http://genealogytrails.com/ala/madison/school_bascomfemale.html
- ^ a b "CONTENTdm". digital.archives.alabama.gov.
- ^ https://digital.mtsu.edu/digital/collection/women/id/837
- ^ "Huntsville Female College fire. James Gillespie. The Tennessean. 09 Jan 1895, Wednesday". The Tennessean. January 9, 1895. p. 2 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Circular of Huntsville Female College, Alabama / Broadsides and Ephemera Collection / Duke Digital Repository". Duke Digital Collections.
