Chapel and Lovelace Hall, Marion Military Institute

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Chapel and Lovelace Hall, Marion Military Institute
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LocationAL 14, Marion, Alabama
Coordinates 32°37′25″N87°19′19″W / 32.62361°N 87.32194°W / 32.62361; -87.32194 (Chapel and Lovelace Hall, Marion Military Institute) Coordinates: 32°37′25″N87°19′19″W / 32.62361°N 87.32194°W / 32.62361; -87.32194 (Chapel and Lovelace Hall, Marion Military Institute)
Area1.6 acres (0.65 ha)
Built1854
Architect Noah K. Davis
Architectural styleClassical Style, Greek Revival
NRHP reference No. 78000508 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 13, 1978

The Chapel and Lovelace Hall, Marion Military Institute were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [1]

They are the two surviving buildings from the 1854-58 Howard College campus. Howard College moved in 1887 to Birmingham, Alabama and the Colonel James Thomas Murfee stayed behind to open Marion Military Institute. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. W. Warner Floyd; Sallv Moore (February 23, 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Chapel and Lovelace Hall, Marion Military Institute". National Park Service . Retrieved June 14, 2018. With accompanying five photos from 1977