Riverside in Lynchburg, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Main Hall

Erected 1893

— Class of 1960 —

Main Hall Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, August 13, 2024

1. Main Hall Marker

Inscription.
This property has been
placed on the

National Register
of Historic Places

by the United States
Department of the Interior

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Education.

Location. 37° 26.231′ N, 79° 10.317′ W. Marker is in Lynchburg, Virginia. It is in Riverside. It can be reached from Rivermont Avenue west of Norfolk Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Marker is located at the entrance of Main Hall on the campus of Randolph College. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2500 Rivermont Avenue, Lynchburg VA 24503, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Virginia.

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 walking distance of this marker: Randolph-Macon Woman's College (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Fernando Wood Martin Science Building (about 500 feet away); Pearl S. Buck (about 700 feet away); Helen McGehee (approx. ¼ mile away); Sallie Blount Mahood (1864-1953) (approx. ¼ mile away); Safe Haven in Lynchburg: Project Y (approx. ¼ mile away); Fink Deck Truss (approx. 0.4 miles away); Miller-Claytor House (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lynchburg.

Regarding Main Hall. Main Hall is a historic building

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located on the campus of Randolph College in Lynchburg, Virginia. It was built between 1891 and 1911, and is a large Queen Anne style brick building complex. The central entrance tower and eastern wings were constructed between 1891 and 1893. Two additional wings were added to the west in 1896. With the erection of a wing to the west in 1899, the building was completed according to the original plan. In 1911 an annex was added to the rear of the entrance pavilion. Further additions and renovations were made to the north elevation in 1936. Its most distinctive feature is the central entrance tower with a front portico and topped by a parapet wall and capped by a classically inspired wooden cupola. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, August 13, 2024

2. Main Hall Marker

Photographed by Bradley Owen, August 13, 2024

3. Main Hall Marker

Markers at the front entrance of Main Hall.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, August 13, 2024

4. Main Hall

Credits. This page was last revised on August 22, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 22, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 130 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 22, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.