Tfte American Missionary Association.
A SERIES OF PICTURES
REPRESENTING SOME OP ITS
SCHOOL BUILDINGS, CHURCH EDIFICES, TEACHERS'
HOMES AND PARSONAGES.
SUPPLEMENT
TO THE
History of the American Missionary Association.
Lincoln Memorial Church, Washington, D. C.
PREFACE.
The pictures presented on the following pages are mainly
reprints from the American Missionary, and from the catalogues
of our schools and the manuals of our churches. They are brought
together here that our friends may obtain some idea of the extent
of the work and of the "plant."
These pictures do not present all our school or church buildings;
to do this, double the number of pages would be needed. We have
endeavored to select representative buildings. The relative size ol
the buildings is not shown in the engravings. The pictures were
made at different times, and generally with no reference to their
being published together.
This little pamphlet is intended to accompany a History of the
Association, recently published. It was economical to print them
separately, for a less costly paper could be used in the History
than was necessary to give distinctness to the pictures.
These buildings were not erected from church collections. The
Jubilee Singers, the Freedmen's Bureau, and the special donations ol
benevolent individuals are the sources from whence the money came.
These edifices, numerous and large as they are, do not by
any means meet the ever-increasing demand. There is scarcely a
school on our list that is not overcrowded, and the appeal is well-
nigh perpetual for new schools and churches in needy and promising
localities.
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Bible House, New York.
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Jubilee Hall.
This fine building was erected in 1875. It was built, and the site on which it stands was purchased, with money raised by the
Jubilee Singers during campaigns extending over several years in the United States, Great Britain, Switzerland, Holland, and
Germany. This and the other buildings of the Fisk University are located on the former site of Fort Gillem, one of the most com¬
manding localities about Nashville.
Livingstone Missionary Hall.
This grand structure, fittingly placed alongside of Jubilee Hall, was dedicated October 30th, 1882. It originated in the work
of the Jubilee Singers in England. The first contribution was made by the daughter of the great explorer, Livingstone, and it
was completed by the gift of $60,000, from Mrs. Stone, of Maiden, Mass.
Schools and Churches founded and fostered by the Association.
FISK UNIVERSITY, NASHVILLE, TENN.
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Fisk Memorial Chapel—(in process^of erection).
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TALLADEGA COLLEGE, TALLADEGA, ALA.
Swayne Hall.
Built before the war for the whites by slave labor; bought and named in honor of Gen. Wager Swayne.
Foster Hall.
Built jn 1870 and named for Rev. L. Foster, the principal donor.
Schools and Churches founded and fostered by the Association.
TALLADEGA COLLEGE, TALLADEGA, ALA.
Stone Hall.
Erected in 18S1, by the gift of Mrs. Stone, of Maiden, Mass.
Shops erected at Talladega by the aid of the Jno. F. Slater fund.
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TOUGALOO UNIVERSITY, TOUGALOO, MISS.
Ballard School Building.
Tougaloo University is pleasantly located eight miles from Jackson, Miss., and is sur¬
rounded by 640 acres of land devoted to the agricultural purposes of the school. The larger
portion of the land, with one large mansion, was purchased in 1869. Other buildings have
since been added, the largest being erected with funds given by Mr. Stephen Ballard,
of New York.
Schools and Churches founded and fostered by the Association.
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TOUGALOO UNIVERSITY, TOUGALOO, MISS.
Industrial Housekeeping Cottage,
once a Slave I'en.
Ladies' Hall.
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This institution was named for Hon. Seymour Straight, one of its generous patrons. Whitin Hall, for boys, was named for its principal donor, and
Stone Hall, for girls, for Mrs. Valeria G. Stone. The Daniel Hand School Building will be found on page 16.
Wiiitin Hall.
Straight University.
Stone Hall.
Schools atid Churches founded and fostered by the Association.
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AUSTIN, TEXAS.
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WILMINGTON, N. C.
Church, Home and School.
These three commodious buildings are largely due to the liberality of Mr. J. J. H. Gregory.
ALL HEALING, N. C.
Lincoln Academy.
Schools and Churches founded and fostered by the Association. I3
CHARLESTON, S. C.
Avery Institute.
GREENWOOD, S. C.
Brewer Normal School.
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Mcintosh, ga.
Schools and Churches founded and fostered by the Association.
McINTOSH, GEORGIA.
School-house, Girls' Hall and Teachers' Home.
WOODVILLE, GEORGIA.
Church and Parsonage.
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MACON, GEORGIA.
Paniel Hand School.
Schools and Churches founded and fostered by the Association.
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This vacant space permits a
few details in regard to the
Le Moyne Institute. It was
named for F. Julius Le Moyne,
M.D., of Washington, Pa., who
contributed $20,000, to be used
partly in buildings and partly in
endowment. The school has
had a prosperous career, and
has won the confidence of the
people of Memphis.
The colored public schools
of Memphis and the surround¬
ing country are taught largely
by teachers trained at Le
Moyne Institute.
MEMPHIS, TENN.
Le Moyne Institute.
Teachers' Home.
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Trinity School Building, Athens, Ala.
Emerson Institute, Mobile, Ala.
Schools and Churches founded and fostered by the Association.
SELMA, ALABAMA.
Burr ell School.
LEXINGTON, KY.
Chandler School.
This building was dedicated in 1890, and was erected, and the lot on which it stands was purchased, with funds
given by Mrs. Phebe Chandler.
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SCHOOL BUILDING, MERIDIAN, MISS.
WARNER INSTITUTE, JONESBORO, TENN.
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NORMAL AND INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL, THOMASVILLE, GA.
Schools and Churches founded and fostered by the Association. 21
PARIS, TEXAS.
Congregational Church.
On this page we begin with
pictures of some of our churches.
They are not imposing, but are
neat, substantial and convenient.
KNOXVILLE, TENN.
Congregational Church.
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MEMPHIS, TENN.
Congregational Church.
Christ's Church.
First Congregational Church.
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GRAND VIEW, TENN.
Normal School. (Jewett Hall).
DEER LODGE, TENN.
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Congregational Church.
Schools and Churches founded and fostered by the Association.
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A MOUNTAIN CHURCH.
A MOUNTAIN CABIN.
WILLIAMSBURGH ACADEMY, KENTUCKY.
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BLOWING ROCK, N. C.
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Boys' Hall.
Schools and Churches founded and fostered by the Association.
PLEASANT HILL, TENN.
The Academy at Pleasant
Hill was one of the earliest
founded by the Association
in the mountain region.
The general height of the
Cumberland plateau in this
region is about 1,100 feet
above the sea. The country
around is still largely cov¬
ered with forests, in which
the oak is the most common
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From whatever side one ap¬
proaches Pleasant Hill, he comes
out of the woods into a settle¬
ment of pleasant farms and
upon these commodious school
buildings. The building for
academy and church has been
much enlarged since this pic¬
ture was taken.
Across the road from the
church building is the Boys'
Hall, with its fine spring of
water in the ravine just be¬
low. The Girls' Hall, com¬
pleted in 1890, contains also
the dining-room. All this
extensive building has barely
kept ahead of the applica¬
tions for admission from a
population that otherwise
would have been in reach of
only the meagerest common
school opportunities,
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This school is the most'advanced in its range of studies in our Indian Missions. It embraces theological, normal, industrial and primary grades.
Schools and Churches founded and fostered by the Association.
INDIAN MISSIONS.—SANTEE AGENCY, NEBRASKA.
Dinner Party on White River.
These two pictures present a striking contrast.
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INDIAN MISSIONS—OAHE, SOUTH DAKOTA.
Sewing Class, Oahe.
Schools and Churches founded and fostered by the Association.
INDIAN MISSIONS.—FORT YATES, N. D.
Cheyenne River Station, No. i.
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