Catalogue of the Hampton Normal & Agricultural Institute, at Hampton, Virginia, for the academical year .. . s builtin 1882 for Indian girls, each of many friends becomingresponsible for the cost of one room. It is a four-storybrick building in the form of a Greek cross, one armbeing 100 by 40 and the other 84 by 35 feet It con-tains rooms for girls and teachers, a laundry, a hos-pital, sewing, study, and play rooms. The Wigwam is a three-story brick buildingerected for the Indian boys in 1878; it is 90 by 35 feet. Marshall Hall is used for a museum and forthe record and campaign offices. It o
Catalogue of the Hampton Normal & Agricultural Institute, at Hampton, Virginia, for the academical year .. . s builtin 1882 for Indian girls, each of many friends becomingresponsible for the cost of one room. It is a four-storybrick building in the form of a Greek cross, one armbeing 100 by 40 and the other 84 by 35 feet It con-tains rooms for girls and teachers, a laundry, a hos-pital, sewing, study, and play rooms. The Wigwam is a three-story brick buildingerected for the Indian boys in 1878; it is 90 by 35 feet. Marshall Hall is used for a museum and forthe record and campaign offices. It originally con-tained the library and the Principals and Treasurersoffices. It is of brick and two stories in height. Itwas built in 1882 during General Armstrongs ab-sence in the Hawaiian Islands, through the effortsof teachers and officers connected with the school,and was later named for the Treasurer, General B. Marshall, who was largely responsible for itserection. Memorial Church was the gift of the FrederickL. Marquand estate through Mr. E. B. Monroe, Pres- ; . ?., • ?• .... ;. ,. - -.
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