Albemarle Female Institute
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Albemarle Female Institute was founded as a University school for young women[1] in 1853 by Baptist pastor John A. Broadus and Crawford A. Toy.[2] Originally located on Monticello Block where the Central Tavern was situated. In 1857 the school was relocated to a new building at the intersection of 10th and Jefferson Streets. The school would later be one of several schools that became St. Anne's-Belfield School. [3]
This school building stood at 1009 E. Jefferson St., on the northeast corner of 10th and E. Jefferson Street. The 3-story brick veneer school building, featuring a tetra-style portico and over 60 rooms, was originally built to accommodate the Baptist operated Albemarle Female Institute. The school was later purchased by Prof. R. H. Rawlings and W. P. Dickerson and became Rawlings Institute in 1897. After being sold at auction in 1909, this building was occupied by an Episcopal girls' school, St. Anne's School. In 1939, the school moved to its present quarters west of town along Ivy Road, and is known today as St. Anne's-Belfield School. The building pictured became apartments before being torn down in 1972 to make way for medical offices.
In 1861, one of Charlottesville's most famous 19th century women, Charlotte "Lottie" Moon, earned one of the first Master of Arts degrees ever awarded to a woman by a southern educational institution during this time period. Fluent in Latin, Greek, French, and Italian, Lottie was called to serve as a Baptist missionary in China, devoting 40 years of her life to that mission.
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References
- ↑ Web. This Day in Charlottesville History, City of Charlottesville, retrieved February 23, 2012.
- ↑ Web. LOTTIE'S BIOGRAPHY PART 1: FROM SOUTHERN ROOTS, John Allen Moore, retrieved February 23, 2012.
- ↑ Web. [1], Kyle Daly, C-VILLE Weekly, Portico Publications, November 23, 2010, retrieved February 23, 2010. Print. November 23, 2010 .