Sweet Briar in Amherst County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

The Boxwood Alumnae House

Sweet Briar College

— Always Ahead Of Its Time —

The Boxwood Alumnae House Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 14, 2021

1. The Boxwood Alumnae House Marker

Inscription. The Boxwood Alumnae House was built on Elijah Road in 1920 as an Inn for guests on campus. Converted into a small dormitory in the nineteen sixties in response to increased enrollment at the College, it was later renovated through the kind generosity of an anonymous alumna to be the headquarters of the Alumnae Association in 1993. The Alumnae Association of Sweet Briar College has created this plaque in celebration of the College's Centennial Year of 2001, and in recognition and honor of the Association's home and its loyal membership.

Erected 2001 by The Alumnae Association of Sweet Briar College.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Industry & Commerce • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1920.

Location. 37° 33.454′ N, 79° 4.907′ W. Marker is in Sweet Briar, Virginia, in Amherst County. It is on Chapel Road just west of Elijah Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 134 Chapel Rd, Sweet Briar VA 24595, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Virginia.

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It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Sweet Briar Plantation Slave Cabin (within shouting distance of this marker); Sweet Briar House (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Sweet Briar College (approx. 0.7 miles away); Rucker’s Chapel (approx. 2.1 miles away); James River Batteau (approx. 2.2 miles away); The Amherst Depot (approx. 2½ miles away); World War II Memorial (approx. 2½ miles away); POW-MIA Memorial (approx. 2½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sweet Briar.

The Boxwood Alumnae House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 14, 2021

2. The Boxwood Alumnae House

Credits. This page was last revised on August 15, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 15, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 284 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 15, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.