Sedalia in Guilford County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

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Kimball Hall

Photographed by Paul Jordan, June 4, 2011

1. Kimball Hall Marker

Inscription.
Kimball was the school's dining hall. Built in 1927, it honored the Kimball family of Massachusetts. In 1907, Helen F. Kimball purchased a 200-acre farm for the school's use.

Palmer students learned and practiced proper dining etiquette during their meals. Any departure from acceptable table manners resulted in immediate disciplinary action and possible removal from the dining hall.

The basement of Kimball originally housed the industrial and mechanical arts classes.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education • War, World II. A significant historical year for this entry is 1927.

Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 36° 4.035′ N, 79° 37.327′ W. Marker was in Sedalia, North Carolina, in Guilford County. It could be reached from Burlington Road (U.S. 70) west of Palmer Farm Road. The marker is on the grounds of the Charlotte Hawkins Brown Historic Site. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 6136 Burlington Road, Sedalia NC 27342, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this

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marker was in North Carolina’s Piedmont

and specifically in Piedmont Triad.

It was also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found 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 location: A different marker also named Kimball Hall (here, next to this marker); Galen Stone Dormitory & Massachusetts Congregational Cottage (within shouting distance of this marker); Science at Palmer & Stouffer Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Devastating Fire (within shouting distance of this marker); Tea House (within shouting distance of this marker); Palmer Memorial Institute (within shouting distance of this marker); Athletics (within shouting distance of this marker); Alice Freeman Palmer Building (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line).

Kimball Hall and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Paul Jordan, June 4, 2011

2. Kimball Hall and Marker

Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sedalia.

Other markers no longer nearby. Galen L. Stone Hall 1927 (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Bell Tower (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed).

Kimball Hall image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Paul Jordan, June 4, 2011

3. Kimball Hall

Graduation Photo 1943 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Paul Jordan, June 4, 2011

4. Graduation Photo 1943

Each class took a graduation picture in front of Kimball Hall. Here, the class of 1943 poses in a "triangle of achievement" representing Palmer Memorial Institute's three goals: "Academically Efficient, Religiously Sincere, and Culturally Secure."

Student waiters serve classmates during a meal. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Paul Jordan, June 4, 2011

5. Student waiters serve classmates during a meal.

The head waiter monitors lunch in Kimball Hall. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Paul Jordan, June 4, 2011

6. The head waiter monitors lunch in Kimball Hall.

Students stand and sing grace, as they did before every meal. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Paul Jordan, June 4, 2011

7. Students stand and sing grace, as they did before every meal.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 26, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 4, 2011, by Paul Jordan of Burlington, N. C., U. S. A.. This page has been viewed 1,289 times since then and 66 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on June 4, 2011, by Paul Jordan of Burlington, N. C., U. S. A.. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.