Whitworth College Brookhaven, MS Photos taken between 1880 - 1900
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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.
Mary Jane Lampton Auditorium
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Whitworth College Picnic at Mikas Plantation
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