Virginia Union in Richmond, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

White Hall

VUU

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 11, 2019

1. White Hall Marker

Inscription. Dedicated to Miss Blanche Sydnor White, Executive Secretary to the Women's Missionary Union of the Southern Baptist Convention, White Hall was built in 1953. The building was to be used to provide training to young women as directors of religious education projects in churches or in church missions in the United States and abroad.

Erected 2012 by Virginia Union University.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education • Religion & Religious Structures • Women. In addition, it is included in the Historically Black Colleges and Universities series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1953.

Location. 37° 33.801′ N, 77° 27.053′ W. Marker is in Richmond, Virginia. It is in Virginia Union. It can be reached from West Graham Road east of Langston Avenue, on the right when traveling east. On the grounds of Virginia Union University. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1500 North Lombardy Street, Richmond VA 23220, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Virginia.

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is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: First Southern African American Girl Scouts (within shouting distance of this marker); Henderson Center (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Huntley Hall (about 500 feet away); Virginia Union University 150th Anniversary Memorial (about 600 feet away); Virginia Union University (about 700 feet away); Martin E. Gray Hall (about 700 feet away); Coburn Hall (about 700 feet away); Ellison Hall (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Richmond.

Additional keywords. HBCUs

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 11, 2019

2. White Hall

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 11, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 488 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 11, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.