Budlong Hall

bldg_00011.jpg

Title

Budlong Hall

Creator

Housing Authority of the City of Little Rock

Description

Budlong Hall was the first brick building on the campus of Philander Smith College. The structure housed classrooms, a library, various offices and dormitory housing for male students. In 1882, Mrs. Adeline Smith (widow of Philander Smith) of Oak Park, Illinois gifted over $10,000 to Walden Seminary and students provided the labor to erect the main campus structure by 1883 (PSC Catalog, 1924-25). Mr. John Budlong (Oak Park, IL) also gave funds which were used to construct the north wing of the building (Gibson, 1972). Budlong Hall was dedicated on September 2, 1883 and razed in 1963. Originally located at 1015 Izard Street.

Subject

Historic buildings
Budlong Hall
College campuses

Source

Catalog of Philander Smith College, 1924-1925.
Gibson, D. (1972). A historical study of Philander Smith College, 1877-1969 [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Arkansas.

Publisher

D. W. Reynolds Library, Archives and Special Collections

Format

Image/jpg

Type

Still image

Identifier

bldg_00011

Coverage

Little Rock (Ark.)

Original Format

Black & white photographs

Physical Dimensions

7 x 5 in.

Geolocation

Citation

Housing Authority of the City of Little Rock, “Budlong Hall,” Philander Smith University Digital Archive, accessed March 19, 2024, https://pscdigitalarchive.omeka.net/items/show/60.