Ventress Hall at Ole Miss, Oxford, MS
A Photographic Illustration by Bonnie Alberts
Available as Note Cards, Prints & Ornaments
A Photographic Illustration by Bonnie Alberts
Available as Note Cards, Prints & Ornaments
A Photographic Illustration by Bonnie Alberts
Available as Note Cards, Prints & Ornaments
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Constructed in 1889, Ventress Hall was the first structure built on the University of Mississippi campus after the civil war. It first served as Ole Miss’ library and later, housed the the School of Law from 1911 to 1929. A brick Romanesque Revival structure, Ventress Hall underwent a major renovation in the 1990s. The renovation, however, left one of Ventress Hall’s most interesting features in tact, a wall of graffiti located on the interior walls of the turret.
"An elderly Civil War veteran from Arkansas scrawled his name and military unit near the top of this tower after the turn of the century, and hundreds of students left their mark on the walls in the following decades."
Ventress Hall takes its name from James Alexander Ventress (1805 - 1867), the author of the bill that established the University of Mississippi in 1840. A Mississippi legislator, Ventress served five terms in the Mississippi House of Representative and two in the Mississippi Senate.
After serving a variety of uses over the years, Ventress Hall is now home to the Dean’s office in the College of Liberal Arts. Ventress Hall’s turret is closed, however, a select number of Liberal Arts students are selected each year to add their signatures to this historic remnant.Ventress Hall is a contributing property of the National Historic Landmark The Lyceum-The Circle Historic District and is just a short distance from the Lyceum.
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