Thursday, September 27, 2018

Ford Buildings at Berry College in Floyd County

Victor Tinney
The Ford Complex is the “city on a hill” of Berry College. The building consists of a dining hall, gymnasium, auditorium, Clara Hall, the Mary halls, admissions office, music department and the Alumni Center. It is visible from Martha Berry Highway before entering the Berry College Campus.
The Ford Complex consists of seven Collegiate Gothic Style structures. It was constructed between 1925 and 1931. Originally intended to simply serve as a complex of buildings, the initial design concept was never fully executed (The Berry Schools). Named for its primary benefactor, Henry Ford, the campus was built as an expansion of the previously established School for Girls. The Lamar Westcott building, which was not originally part of the first plans for the Ford Complex, was constructed in 1955; it served as a food-processing plant and school laundry. Info from https://marthapaedia.wikispaces.com/Ford+Complex

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