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CAMPUS TOUR PICKFORD HALL COBURN HALL Constructed in 1899, Pickford Hall was named in honor of former Board of Trustees member C.J. Pickford. The building was the original classroom building and would later contain the “Old Pie Shop”, the first student “hangout” on campus. The first classes were taught in the partially completed Pickford Hall on October 4, 1899. Classes were held in the midst of continued construction and noise. Desks were brought from Richmond Seminary to be used in the assembly room while the lecture hall was being completed. Offices in Pickford: President’s Office, Vice President of Academic Affairs, Campus Police BAPTIST MEMORIAL HALL Coburn Hall was constructed in 1899 and named for Maine governor Abner Coburn. It held Virginia Union’s original chapel and library collection. Many legendary pastors and scholars preached and lectured in Coburn Hall, including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Dr. Ralph Abernathy, Dr. Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., Ms. Mary McLeod Bethune, Dr. Benjamin Mays, and Dr. W.E.B. DuBois. In May of 1970, fire gutted Coburn Hall, silencing the pulpit of the chapel until enough money was raised for rebuilding the beloved edifice in 1991. One year later, Coburn’s chapel was named for Virginia Union’s seventh president, Dr. Allix B. James. Weekly chapel services are held in Coburn Hall every Thursday at 11:00 AM. Baptist Memorial Hall was originally the residence of Dr. George Rice Hovey, who later served a Virginia Union’s second president. Constructed in 1899, four Virginia Union presidents would later reside in Baptist Memorial. The building also housed prominent visitors, including Marian Anderson and Dr. Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Offices in Baptist Memorial Hall: Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice
L. DOUGLAS WILDER LIBRARY & LEARNING RESOURCE CENTER BELGIAN BUILDING The L. Douglas Wilder Library and Learning Resource Center was dedicated on February 14, 1997. The building was named in honor of VUU alumnus L. Douglas Wilder, the country’s first elected African American governor. The VUU Bookstore is located on the first floor of the L. Douglas Wilder Library and Learning Resource Center. KINGSLEY HALL The Belgian Building is not one of the original campus construction projects, but its history is every bit as compelling. The building was actually constructed as part of the New York World’s Fair, of 1939. Upon completion of the World’s Fair, Belgian government officials determined that they could not dismantle and return their elaborate exhibit to Nazi-occupied Belgium. A competition was held among colleges willing to pay for the demolition, transportation, and reassembling of the building. Virginia Union competed with 26 other schools and was awarded the building because of the university’s mission and location. The Belgian Building was designed by celebrated architect Henry Van de Velde as part of the Art Nouveau Movement. Around the base of the bell tower is a bas relief of the Belgian Congo by Arthur Dupagne. Offices and Facilities in the Belgian Building: Barco-Stevens Gymnasium, Fitness Center, Athletics Department, Fine Arts and Music Department Kingsley Hall was built in 1899 and named for Chester Kingsley, past president of the American Baptist Home Mission Society. Kingsley Hall was the original dormitory on the Virginia Union campus. Today Kingsley Hall is the home of the Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology, the second oldest African American seminary in the country. ELLISON HALL Offices in Kingsley Hall: Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology Offices in Ellison Hall: Wall Auditorium, Financial Aid, Registrar, Science/Physics Labs, Information Technology
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