Old Centre
Title
Old Centre
Description
Built: 1820
Renovated: 1991
Has been: Classrooms, a student dormitory, a library, a law school, a cafeteria, a grade school, and during the Civil War a hospital, first operated by Confederate troops and then by Union soldiers after the Battle of Perryville.
Fun facts: Old Centre is the oldest continuously operated academic building west of the Alleghenies, a Kentucky landmark listed in the National Register of Historic Places and was included in the Smithsonian Guide to Historic Places.
Renovated: 1991
Has been: Classrooms, a student dormitory, a library, a law school, a cafeteria, a grade school, and during the Civil War a hospital, first operated by Confederate troops and then by Union soldiers after the Battle of Perryville.
Fun facts: Old Centre is the oldest continuously operated academic building west of the Alleghenies, a Kentucky landmark listed in the National Register of Historic Places and was included in the Smithsonian Guide to Historic Places.
Coverage
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Citation
“Old Centre,” Ghosts at Centre College, accessed May 16, 2024, https://centreghosts.omeka.net/items/show/2.