Spelman College

Spelman College is a four-year liberal-arts college for women in Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in 1881, the historically black institution began as the Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary. Spelman enrolls about 2,100 students. The college is part of the Atlanta University Center academic consortium of historically black colleges and universities in Atlanta.

Campus

Spelman College is located on a 32 acre (129,000 m²) campus west of downtown Atlanta next to Morehouse College. The campus has a total of 25 buildings. The oldest building, Rockefeller Hall, was built in 1886 and now houses the college administration offices. Sisters Chapel contains an auditorium that seats over one thousand people. Spelman shares the Robert W. Woodruff Library with the other schools of the Atlanta University Center.

Related Topics:
Morehouse College - 1886 - Robert W. Woodruff

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