Chicora College (Sc)

The Historic Columbia Foundation inwards South Carolina maintains the Hampton-Preston mansion as well as gardens.  The estate housed several institutions including the College for Women (1890-1915), Chicora College (1915-1930), Westerveldt Academy (1931-1935), as well as Columbia Bible College for overflow housing (1938-1946).

Chicora College for Young Ladies was originally founded past times the Presbyterian Synod of South Carolina established  inwards 1893 in Greenville, SC.  Its 16 patch campus eventually included a 1200 spot auditorium, a dormitory, direction building, as well as a president's home. Liberal arts subjects, trouble organisation courses (including typewriting as well as bookkeeping), photography, as well as music were taught to to a greater extent than than 200 immature women each year. The college moved to Columbia inwards 1915 as well as later merged amongst Queens College inwards Charlotte, NC inwards 1933.