The Council of Independent Colleges: Historic Campus Architecture Project

Booker T. Washington Building

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Institution Name: Voorhees College
Original/Historic Place Name: Booker T. Washington Hospital
Location on Campus: Academic Circle
Date(s) of Construction:

1905	original construction

Designer: unknown
Type of Place: Individual building
Style: Colonial revival (Glossary)
Significance: architecture, culture, history
Narrative: see below
References: see below

Materials:

Foundation:

Walls: brick

Roof:

Function:

ca. 1905	infirmary (hospital)
ca. 1995	academic department building (research and development center)
ca. 2004-present (2006)	administration

Narrative:
Booker T. Washington Building was originally opened in 1905 as the Booker T. Washington Hospital. It was the first brick building given to the school by Mr. and Mrs. Voorhees. Through the years the building served as a medical training center, infirmary, community home, and girls' dormitory. The most recent renovation, completed in 1995, turned Booker T. Washington Building into a state-of-the-art faculty research and development center.

References:

Voorhees College Historic District. National Register of Historic Places designation report. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of the Interior/National Park Service, 1982.