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Longwood University
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- Address, Directions, & Map:
- 201 High Street, Farmville, Virginia, United States of America
- Telephone Numbers:
- 434.395.2000
- 804-395-2060
- 804-395-2332 (fax)
- Official Website: [2]
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- History & Memorable Moments
Longwood University is one of the oldest universities in the United States and is one of the oldest institutions of higher education for women in the United States. It was founded on March 5, 1839, as the Farmville Female Seminary Association. In the succeeding years, the increasing prosperity of the Seminary led the stockholders to expand the seminary into a college, and the Farmville Female College was incorporated in 1860.[1]
The main University building, Ruffner Hall was built in 1839 as the "College Building" and evolved through several stages of construction and expansion from 1839 to 1907. For decades the sprawling Ruffner, whose image appears on the university's logo and seal, was the main administration building, with administrative offices on the first floor and student housing on the upper two floors. After students vacated the building by the early 1970s, dorm rooms were converted to office and classroom space. The former library, Lancaster Hall, was renovated and reopened in 1996 as the main administration building. Ruffner was then used primarily for classrooms and faculty offices before being closed in 1999 for renovation.[1]
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- Johnson-Johnson, Marie Jeannette (November 2001 - December 2018)
- Vieira, Sr, David Gueiros (September 1961 - July 1965)
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