The Main Hall is a historic building located on the campus of

Randolph College Randolph College is a private liberal arts and sciences college in Lynchburg, Virginia. Founded in 1891 as Randolph-Macon Woman's College, it was renamed on July 1, 2007, when it became coeducational. The college's intercollegiate athletic tea ...

Lynchburg, Virginia Lynchburg is an independent city (United States), independent city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. First settled in 1757 by ferry owner and Abolitionism, abolitionist John Lynch (1740–1820), J ...

. It was built between 1891 and 1911, and is a large Queen Anne style brick building complex. The central entrance tower and eastern wings were constructed between 1891 and 1893. Two additional wings were added to the west in 1896. With the erection of a wing to the west in 1899, the building was completed according to the original plan. In 1911 an annex was added to the rear of the entrance pavilion. Further additions and renovations were made to the north elevation in 1936. Its most distinctive features is the central entrance tower with a front

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and topped by a parapet wall and capped by a classically inspired wooden

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, crowned by a

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. an
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in 1979.

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University and college buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia Queen Anne architecture in Virginia School buildings completed in 1891 Buildings and structures in Lynchburg, Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Lynchburg, Virginia University and college administration buildings in the United States Brick buildings and structures in Virginia {{LynchburgVA-NRHP-stub