Bennett College

Bennett College, Greensboro, North Carolina

Bennett College report to the Getty (PDF) 40MB

Bennett College, a historically black private women's college founded in 1873, underwent two periods of growth in the 1920s and 1930s, resulting in a collection of handsome, Georgian Revival-style buildings sited around a rectangular quadrangle with double rows of oak and magnolia trees lining its east and west sides. Funding will help the college to develop a preservation plan for its 25-acre historic core, designated a Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places, in order to identify an overall preservation strategy and serve as the basis for all future conservation work.

Bennett College received a Getty grant in 2004 for $90,000 to support campus heritage planning.

Report Summary

Historic Designation(s): Bennett College Historic District (National Register of Historic Places)

Location: Greensboro, North Carolina

Award: In 2004, Getty awarded Bennett College a campus heritage planning grant for $90,000.

Purpose: Funding will help the college develop a preservation plan for its historic core, in order to identify an overall preservation strategy and serve as the basis for all future conservation work.

Historic Designation: The 25-acre historic core is designated a Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places. Bennett College, a historically black private women's college founded in 1873, underwent two periods of growth in the 1920s and 1930s, resulting in a collection of handsome, Georgian Revival-style buildings sited around a rectangular quadrangle with double rows of oak and magnolia trees lining its east and west sides. Credits and

Links: Campus Contact