Voorhees College Historic District

Infobox_nrhp | name =Voorhees College Historic District
nrhp_type = hd


caption =
nearest_city= Denmark, South Carolina
locmapin = South Carolina
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built =1897, 1904 - 1935
architect= Unknown
architecture= No Style Listed
added = January 21, 1982
governing_body = Private
refnum=82003830cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service] The Voorhees College Historic District is an historic place encompassing the campus of Voorhees College in Denmark, South Carolina Its architectural and historical significance of this district is that it represents sophisticated styles for an African American college in the early twentieth century. Many of these buildings were constructed by its students. [ [http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/bamberg/S10817705009/S10817705009.pdf NHRP Nomination form] ] Photographs of some of the buildings are available. [ [http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/bamberg/S10817705009/index.htm South Carolina Department of Archives and History] ]

On January 21, 1982, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 21 1982.

The key contributing properties in the historic district are:
* Booker T. Washington Hall: A brick building built in 1905 as a hospital.
* Blanton Hall: A 2½ story brick building built in 1914 as an administration building. It now houses faculty, administrative staff, and classrooms
* Menafee, Trades Building: A 2 story brick building built in 1907 from a gift from Ralph Voorhees as the Boys Trade building and named for Martin Menafee, the college treasurer and husband of Elizabeth Wright.
* St. Philip's Episcopal Chapel: a brick chapel built in 1935
* Grave site of Elizabeth Evelyn Wright.
* Bedford Hall: a brick building built in 1912 that is named for R.C. Bedford, a member of the first Board of Trustees and aide to Booker T. Washington.

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