Capital Gifts: Preserving our Heritage

Improving Campus and Facilities

The New York Times has described the Hollins campus as "achingly picturesque." The Front Quadrangle, itself an important recruiting advantage, traces the evolution of American collegiate architecture from the mid-19th to the 20th century and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

 

Two magnificent new facilities have been added in recent years: the Wyndham Robertson Library, named the first national Literary Landmark in Virginia in 1999, and the Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center, completed in 2004 with the total makeover of the former Fishburn Library building.

 

With contemporary academic facilities for teaching and learning, modern information technology infrastructure, and breathtaking mountain views, the Hollins landscape is a special blend of the past and the future.

 

Preserving and maintaining our beautiful campus is a high priority, but a challenging one that must be balanced with our desire to provide first-rate learning and living facilities.

 

We recently completed restorations of Swannanoa Hall, Bradley Hall, and Presser Hall, improved Turner Hall and the space for our dance program, and restored Beale Garden.

 

Other structures remain in need of significant restoration, however, and offer exciting opportunities for donors to invest in these physical manifestations of our national history and contemporary campus. As part of our commitment to environmental sustainability, all new building projects will incorporate energy and water conservation features to reduce the university's carbon footprint.

Capital funding is sought for the following areas:

• Dana Science Building
• Theatre
• Barn
• Residence Halls
• Fitness Center
• Viewshed protection

 

We will be happy to help you plan your gift to Hollins. Please contact the external relations office for more information.