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Chapel and Lovelace Hall, Marion Military Institute

Coordinates: 32°37′25″N 87°19′19″W / 32.62361°N 87.32194°W / 32.62361; -87.32194 (Chapel and Lovelace Hall, Marion Military Institute)
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Chapel and Lovelace Hall, Marion Military Institute
Chapel and Lovelace Hall, Marion Military Institute is located in Alabama
Chapel and Lovelace Hall, Marion Military Institute
LocationAL 14, Marion, Alabama
Coordinates32°37′25″N 87°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
ArchitectNoah 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]During the Civil War, the Chapel and Lovelace Hall, both built in 1857, were used as Breckinridge Military Hospital, treating both Union and Confederate soldiers.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "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
  3. ^ "History". Marion Military Institute. Retrieved July 4, 2024.