The Longwood Blueprints and Building Plans collection was created or compiled by Longwood University for the construction and renovation of dormitories, academic buildings, and other facilities on campus. The collection includes building site plans, renovation and replacement plans, roof repair plans, floor plans created between 1902 and 2020 at Longwood University. The buildings included are Cox, Wheeler, Stubbs, Crafts House, Cunninghams, French, Swimming Pool, Athletic Fields (Iler), Grainger, Frazier and Curry (Johns and Moss), Training School (Hiner), Jarman, Library (Lancaster and Greenwood), Rotunda (Ruffner), Tabb, Wynne Lab School, and the Central Heating Plant.
This collection was transfered to Archives and Special Collections from Operations and Services in July of 2021. Blueprints transfered to the archives were from buildings that had been demolished, or fully rennovated.
Access to blueprints may be limited, please contact the archivist to discuss options for accessing blueprint collections.
These collections may include information on specific Longwood campus buildings, or general information about campus construction projects.
Collection includes blueprints and building plans for Longwood buildings that have been renovated or are no longer on campus. These are the historical blueprints for these buildings and do not reflect the current layout or structure of buildings. Buildings included French, Swimming Pool, Moss (Curry), Johns (Frazier), Jarman, Crafts House, Training School (Hiner), Wynne Training School, Grainger, Rotunda, Stubbs, Wheeler, Cox.
Access to blueprints may be limited, please contact the archivist to discuss options for accessing blueprint collections.
This series contains site plans, renovation plans, and replacement plans.
Cox Dormitory opened in November 1963, and was dedicated on March 21st, 1964. The building was named in honor of Miss Mary W. Cox who served as head of the Home Department.
This series contains a nuclear roof survey.
Cox Dormitory opened in November 1963, and was dedicated on March 21st, 1964. The building was named in honor of Miss Mary W. Cox who served as head of the Home Department.
Wheeler Hall opened in the Spring of 1962 and was dedicated on October 2nd, 1962, and is named for Miss Leola Wheeler who taught sppech from 1911-1949.
Stubbs Hall was completed in 1966, and is named in honor of Miss Florence H. Stubbs who taught sociology from 1917-1954. Stubbs Hall houses the chapter rooms for Longwood sororities.
This series contains room adaptation plans.
Cox Dormitory opened in November 1963, and was dedicated on March 21st, 1964. The building was named in honor of Miss Mary W. Cox who served as head of the Home Department.
Wheeler Hall opened in the Spring of 1962 and was dedicated on October 2nd, 1962, and is named for Miss Leola Wheeler who taught sppech from 1911-1949.
The Crafts House opened as the Home Management House in 1958, it was dedicated on March 18, 1967 and named in honor of Mrs. Worthy Johnson Crafts who taught home economics. In 1989, the house was renovated and converted to serve as the Office of Admissions.
This series contains site plans, detail plans, heating replacement, and exit revisions.
Access to blueprints may be limited, please contact the archivist to discuss options for accessing blueprint collections.
The Cunningham Residence Hall was built as three sperate buildings, the first North Cunningham was built in 1928, Main Cunningham was completed in 1939 and South in 1958. The buildings were also known by their class designations, Senior Dormitory, or Junior Dormitory depending on what class year was living in them. The Cunninghams were demolished in 2014, and the Upchurch University Center now stands in the buildings former location.
This series contains swimming pool plans, building alterations and additions, and renovations.
The building was completed in 1925, and was orginally the student building. with a gym on the first floor, student acitvity rooms on the second and third floors and doorm rooms on the 4th floor. The building was renamed French on May 7, 1968 and dedicated to Mr. Raymond H. French who taught chemistry from 1929-1964. The building was rennovated in the 1980s and fully converted to a dormitory. A full rennovation was also completed in 2014 in which only the facade was maintained.
This series contains drainage plans and site plans and surveys.
Iller Gymnasium opened in 1962, and is named for Miss Olive Iler who taught physical education from 1925-1966.
This series contains building plans, repair plans, and replacement plans.
Grainger Hall opened in 1903, and was reanamed in honor of Mr. James M. Grainger who taught English on March 8, 1967. After the Rotunda fire in 2001, Grainger was demolished and rebuilt in 2003.
This series contains building plans, elevator plans, renovation plans, replacement plans, reception desk plans, and roof replacement plans.
Curry and Frazier were opened in 1969, and 1970. They were named for Dr.Jabez L. Monroe Curry, and Dr. Robert Frazer. The buildings were comletely rennovated in 2019 and 2020 and renamed Moss and Johns in honor of C. Gordon Moss History professor at Longwood and Dean of Faculty, and Barbara Rose Johns who led the stduent walkout of the Robert Russsa Moton High School in 1951.
This series contains remodeling plans and renovation plans.
The Training School opened in 1913, and served as a county school and training school for college students. It was closed in 1959, remodeled in 1962, and renamed for Miss Mary Clay Hiner, who served as an English teacher from 1905-1947 and Miss Winnie Hiner, who served as treasurer of the college from 1924-1955. The building was agian completly rennovated in 1998, and now serves as teh College of bBusiness and Economics.
This series contains auditorium plans, lighting plans, roof repair and replacement plans, air conditioning details, and additions.
Jarman Auditorium was build in 1951, and named for Dr. Joseph L. Jarman who served as the schools president from 1902-1946.
This series contains furniture plans, floor plans, alterations and additions plans, and aerial view photographs.
The Longwood library opened on November 9, 1939, and was constructed with help from the Federal Works Project Administration. The building was renamed for Dr. Dabney S. Lancaster in 1962 who was president of Longwood from 1946-1955. The building was converted to adminsitrative offices in the 1990s and was renamed Eason Hall in 2022 for Dr. Thomas Eason who was a professor of Biology at the college in the 1920s.
The New Library was completed in March 1991, the building was named for Dr. Janet D. Greenwood Longwood's First female President from 1981-1987 in September 2004.
This series contains alteration plans, renovation plans, roof repair details, floor plans, ad schematic diagrams.
The Main Building at the college was rennovated in 1904 to include the iconic Rotunda. The building orginally included administrative offices, classsrooms and dorm rooms for students. It was renamed for William Henry Ruffner in 1949. During a rennovation in 2001 the building was destroyed by a fire. It was rebuilt, soley as an academic building and rededicated in April 2005. In 2020 it was announced that the building would be refered to as the Rotunda.
South Ruffner was built around 1900, the building was rennovated after the fire in 2001, in 2020 it was announced that the building would be refered to as South Rotunda
This series contains dormitory plans and roof replacement plans.
This series contains plans for the infirmary for the State Female Normal School, Tabb hall renovations plans, French, Tabb, and Ruffner dormitory renovations, and electrical alteration plans.
Tabb Hall opened in 1926, and was expanded in 1951. The building is named in honor of Miss Jennie M. Tabb who was secretary to the president and registrar from 1904-1934.
The Infirmary building was built in 1912, and later became connected to Tabb Hall and refered to as South Tabb.
This series contains building plans, exterior detail plans, dormitory repairs, renovations, and elevator plans.
Wheeler Hall opened in the Spring of 1962 and was dedicated on October 2nd, 1962, and is named for Miss Leola Wheeler who taught sppech from 1911-1949.
This series contains building plans and laboratory plans.
Wynn Lab School opened in 1970, as a demonstration school for Education Majors and research school for professors and other educational experts. The School operated untill 1982 when it was closed. The buidling was used as a "swing" space after 1982, holding academic classroom and offices as needed. The building is named for Dr. John P. Wynne who served in the Education Department from 1924-1959.
This series contains heating plant plans, a preliminary design, and signs for FEMA Public Works.
The central heating plant wasconstructed with help from the Federal Works Project Administration. The building was demolished in 2010 to build a new heating plant.