Summerfield College, Music Building, Main & College Streets, Summerfield

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"On-ocoupied. Centenary institute: This building was one of those erected at Centenary College by the Methodist Church, as a successor to old Valley Creek Academy., it housed the activities of Centenary institute, Summerfield College and the Methodist Orphanage. *he school died in Methodist Orphanage: The Orphanage remained at Summerfield until Selma-Summerfield College: The Selma-Summerfield College was started by pri- vate parties, Did not last long. Civil War Period: This Music Building of Old Summerfield College.was raided during the war t>y Yankee troops. Source of Material: Peter JU' Brannon, Curator of the Department of Archives and History of the State of Alabama, Montgomery, Alabama. Thomas M. Owen, History of Alabama, Vol. 1, page .

West*s History of Methodism in Alabama, /fid, *& & HA85 ALA. Xi+- Su/v\ Page 3. ALA Project-#W-740 MUSIC BUILDING OF OLD ST3MMEBFIELD COLLEGE Summer field, Alabama ABOBITBQTUR&L MERIT AND DATA; Tiiis building was selected from the two remaining build* ings of Summerfield College. It represents the better the two still remaining, and besides, it is very well proportioned and unique in Greek Revival In- spiration. Incidently, also, it is very dilapidated in condition, the College not having hQen used for several It should be noted, however, that there was a similar duplicate to this building on the right side of this building. While one housed the Music Department of the College, its duplicate was used as the Fine Arts builds ing of the time. Source of Material; . IU i jin ' mum ^ ^ - E.

Walter Burkhardt, District Administrator, HABS, Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Auburn, Alabama. /far^^t i/.c. .