Architecture

In 1910, President Boatwright and the Richmond College Board of Trustees purchased approximately 290 acres in an area west of Richmond, the beginnings of the present-day campus. The Board of Trustees commissioned the architectural firm of Cram, Goodhue and Ferguson to draft plans for Richmond College and Westhampton College. Ralph Adams Cram, a renowned Boston architect, was responsible for establishing the enduring "Collegiate Gothic" style of the campus.

Construction began in 1911. The first buildings on the new site were North Court, Jeter Hall, Thomas Hall, Ryland Hall and the Refectory.

Since those early days, the campus has expanded considerably. Here you will find a short history of each of the buildings and information about the people for whom they were named.