Historic Whitworth College, founded in 1859, served as an all female Methodist sponsored institution from 1865-1928. In 1928, it became a liberal arts junior college as part of the Millsaps System. In 1937, the Methodist Conference withdrew support, beginning a long period of decline and eventual abandonment. It is designated as a Mississippi Landmark and is, also, on the National Register of Historic Places.
In 1999, the buildings were renovated and it became the campus of the Mississippi School of the Arts - a statewide residential school that provides advanced studies of programs in music, theater, visual arts, dance, literary arts and media arts for artistically gifted eleventh and twelfth grade students. |
