Individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places, 1973

Mary Baldwin College, Main Building

Mary Baldwin College campus

Type: BuildingNational Archives nomination fileNPS record

Historical marker: Mary Baldwin College (I-17)

The oldest college for women related to the Presbyterian Church, U.S. Founded 1842 by Rufus W. Bailey as Augusta Female Seminary; renamed in 1895 to honor Mary Julia Baldwin, pioneer woman educator and principal, 1863-1897.

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Did you know?School created in 1838