Hood College Historic District - Frederick MD - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

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Hood College is an architecturally and historically significant collegiate campus in Frederick. Originally founded as the Woman's College of Frederick in 1893, the college was established by the Potomac Synod of the Reformed Church in the United States after coeducational courses were discontinued by the Synod at Mercersburg College in Pennsylvania. Simultaneously, the Frederick Female Seminary of Frederick ceased operation and the property was leased to the new Woman's College. The college, which was officially chartered in 1913, had outgrown its leased space in downtown Frederick and, in 1915, moved to a suburban tract acquired through the generous contributions of Frederick Female Seminary graduate, Margaret Scholl Hood, for whom the college was eventually renamed. Hood College stands as a significant symbol of a woman's college that today continues the traditions of academic excellence and professional achievement associated with women's colleges. The academic and educational opportunities for women at Hood represent the widespread transformation from seminary education to progressive and challenging academic pursuits for women. In addition, Hood College represents the culmination of Beaux-Arts style planning ideals coupled with Colonial Revival architecture, one of the most influential collegiate design concepts of the 20th century. The original campus plan, as envisioned by the college's first president, Joseph Apple, incorporated the existing 1868 Italianate/Greek Revival-style German social hall, which was renamed Broadbeck Hall when the campus officially opened in the fall of 1915. Individually, this building documents the contributions and customs of Frederick's numerous German immigrants, particularly their social an recreational hunt clubs in the second half of the 19th century.

Historic District Inventory No. F-3-189; Period/Date of Construction 1868-1957;
Resources: 38 Contributing, 8 Non-Contributing.

Street address: 401 Rosemont Avenue Frederick, MD United States 21701 County / Borough / Parish: Frederick County Year listed: 2002 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Periods of significance: 1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874 Historic function: Agriculture/Subsistence,Education,Social Current function: Education, Religion Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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