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Talladega College, Swayne Hall, Talladega, Talladega County, AL
LocationSwayne Hall,
Talladega, AL
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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1933.
Notes
Survey number HABS AL-764
Building/structure dates:
1857 initial construction
National Register Number: 74002223
Significance: Talladega College was one of the few black colleges that pursued a strong liberal arts education during the late 19th and early 20th centuries when vocationalism dominated black education. Swayne Hall was constructed in 1857 for a Baptist men's college by slaves, and was purchased in 1867 by the American Missionary Association, as Talladega College. Many of the school's alumni went on to graduate schools and became professionals (doctors, lawyers, architects, etc). They were among the well-educated blacks who helped create the new black middle class. Some later became involved in the civil rights movement. This building is a National Historic Landmark.
Collection
Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress)
Contents
Photograph caption(s):
1. GENERAL VIEW; WEST (FRONT) ELEVATION
2. WEST (FRONT) ELEVATION VIEW OF FRONT FACADE
3. NORTHWEST PERSPECTIVE VIEW OF FRONT FACADE
4. SOUTHEAST VIEW OF REAR FACADE AND REAR ENTRANCE
5. DETAIL OF EXTERIOR IRON RAILING, FOUND ON SECOND AND THIRD FLOOR BALCONIES OF FRONT AND REAR ELEVATIONS
6. INTERIOR STAIRWELL AND ENTRANCE ON FIRST FLOOR, LOOKING WEST FROM INSIDE EAST ENTRANCE
7. FIRST FLOOR AUDITORIUM, FROM SOUTHEAST CORNER, LOOKING WEST (NOTE EAST STAIRWELL TO THE RIGHT OF THIS ROOM)
8. DETAIL OF THREE-STORY SPIRAL STAIRWELL, TAKEN STRAIGHT UP FROM ABOUT ONE FOOT OFF FIRST FLOOR, WEST SIDE STAIR
9. DETAIL OF WEST SIDE STAIR, STRAIGHT DOWN VIEW, FROM OVER THIRD FLOOR RAILING. NOTE SECOND FLOOR LANDING AND STEAM RADIATOR ON FIRST FLOOR. (THE LANDINGS ARE ATTACHED TO THE EXTERIOR WALLS)
10. PORTION OF SCISSORS ROOF TRUSS SYSTEM, LOOKING SOUTHEAST ABOUT MIDWAY IN THE ATTIC
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