Voorhees College

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Voorhees College
Established: 1897
Type: Private
Religious affiliation: Episcopal Church
President: Cleveland Sellers, Jr.[1]
Location: Denmark, South Carolina, USA
Campus: Rural
Former names: Denmark Industrial School
Vorhees Industrial Institute for Colored Youths
Vorhees School and Junior College
Colors: Royal Blue & White
Mascot: Tigers
Website: www.voorhees.edu

Voorhees College is a private, historically-black college in Denmark, South Carolina. It is affiliated with the Episcopal Church. Voorhees College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

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[edit] History

In 1897, Elizabeth Evelyn Wright and Jessie Dorsey founded Denmark Industrial School, which was modeled on Tuskegee Institute. It began in the upstairs of an old store.

In 1902, the school received a donation to purchase land and construct buildings from Ralph Voorhees, a New Jersey philanthropist. It was renamed and incorporated by the South Carolina General Assembly as Vorhees Industrial Institute for Colored Youths in 1904.

In 1924, the school was affiliated with the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina. In 1947, its name was changed to Vorhees School and Junior College. In 1962, it was renamed Vorhees College.[2]

[edit] Voorhees College Historic District

See Main Article: Voorhees College Historic District

This historic district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 21, 1982. Its architectural and historical significance of this district is that it represents sophisticated styles for this African American college in the early twentieth century. Many of these buildings were constructed by the students of Voorhees University.[3] Photographs of some of the buildings are available.[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Orangeburg figure Sellers will lead Voorhees College
  2. ^ Edgar, Walter. South Carolina Encyclopedia (2006) pp. 999-1000, University of South Carolina Press, Columbia, South Carolina, ISBN 1-57003-598-2
  3. ^ NHRP Nomination form
  4. ^ South Carolina Department of Archives and History

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