Brown Cottage was the first building of the educational institution in
Hampton, Virginia
Hampton () is an independent city (United States), independent city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the population was 137,148. It is the List ...
now known as
Hampton University
Hampton University is a private, historically black, research university in Hampton, Virginia. Founded in 1868 as Hampton Agricultural and Industrial School, it was established by Black and White leaders of the American Missionary Association af ...
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Mary S. Peake
Mary Smith Peake, born Mary Smith Kelsey (1823 – February 22, 1862), was an Americans, American teacher, humanitarian and a member of the black elite in Hampton, best known for starting a school for the children of former slaves starting in the ...
used the cottage to teach both children and adult freedmen.
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Mary S. Peake
Mary Smith Peake, born Mary Smith Kelsey (1823 – February 22, 1862), was an Americans, American teacher, humanitarian and a member of the black elite in Hampton, best known for starting a school for the children of former slaves starting in the ...
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Hampton University
Hampton University is a private, historically black, research university in Hampton, Virginia. Founded in 1868 as Hampton Agricultural and Industrial School, it was established by Black and White leaders of the American Missionary Association af ...
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Buildings and structures in Hampton, Virginia
Hampton University
1861 establishments in Virginia
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