Downtown in Norfolk, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Norfolk College for Young Ladies
Photographed By Sandra Hughes, August 10, 2010
1. Norfolk College for Young Ladies Marker
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Norfolk College for Young Ladies. . On this site was the Norfolk College for Young Ladies, which was chartered on February 20, 1880 with Capt. John L. Roper as President of the Board. The school was designed by James H Calrow, one of Norfolk's leading architects at the time. It opened that year with 125 students. The school offered educational opportunities for young women both in the traditional academic subjects and in such social refinements as music, drawing, deportment, elocution, and "mental and moral science." When the public school expanded programs for women, the College closed. Its last class graduated 1899. An active Alumnae Association supported young Norfolk women with grants and scholarships for many years. College Place, originally Green Bush Street and later Washington Street, was named for the College in mid-1880s. The building became the Algonquin Hotel in 1905, in time to accommodate visitors to the Jamestown Exposition. The name was changed to the Hotel Edwards in 1918 and to the Hotel Lee in 1936. Stores occupied the first floor until the building burned and was demolished in 1983.
On this site was the Norfolk College for Young Ladies, which was chartered on February 20, 1880 with Capt. John L. Roper as President of the Board. The school was designed by James H Calrow, one of Norfolk's leading architects at the time. It opened that year with 125 students. The school offered educational opportunities for young women both in the traditional academic subjects and in such social refinements as music, drawing, deportment, elocution, and "mental and moral science." When the public school expanded programs for women, the College closed. Its last class graduated 1899. An active Alumnae Association supported young Norfolk women with grants and scholarships for many years. College Place, originally Green Bush Street and later Washington Street, was named for the College in mid-1880s. The building became the Algonquin Hotel in 1905, in time to accommodate visitors to the Jamestown Exposition. The name was changed to the Hotel Edwards in 1918 and to the Hotel Lee in 1936.
Stores occupied the first floor until the building burned and was demolished in 1983.
Erected by City of Norfolk.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical month for this entry is February 1860.
Location. 36° 51′ N, 76° 17.433′ W. Marker
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is in Norfolk, Virginia. It is in Downtown. Marker is at the intersection of Granby Street and College Place on Granby Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 300 Granby St, Norfolk VA 23510, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 30, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 924 times since then and 13 times this year. Last updated on February 11, 2014, by Thomas P. McPherson of Staunton, Virginia. Photos:1. submitted on August 30, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. 2. submitted on January 18, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.