 Main Building, Arkansas Baptist College | |
Former names | Minister's Institute (1884) |
|---|---|
| Type | Private historically black college |
| Established | 1884 |
Religious affiliation | Baptist |
| President | Calvin J. McFadden, Sr. |
| Students | 525[1] |
| Location | , , United States 34°44′6″N 92°17′26″W / 34.73500°N 92.29056°W |
| Newspaper | The Baptist Vanguard[2] |
| Colors | Purple & White |
| Nickname | Buffaloes |
Sporting affiliations | NAIA – Continental |
| Mascot | Buffalo |
| Website | www |
Old Main Building, Arkansas Baptist College | |
  Location in Arkansas  Location in United States | |
| Location | 1600 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr., Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1893 |
| Part of | Central High School Neighborhood Historic District (ID96000892) |
| NRHP reference No. | 76000457[3] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | April 30, 1976 |
| Designated CP | August 16, 1996 |
Arkansas Baptist College (ABC) is a private Baptist-affiliated historically black college in Little Rock, Arkansas. Founded in 1884 as the Minister's Institute, ABC was initially funded by the Colored Baptists of the State of Arkansas. It is the only historically black Baptist school west of the Mississippi River. The Main Building on its campus, built in 1893, is one of the oldest surviving academic buildings in the state,[4] and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.
- ^ "College Navigator - Arkansas Baptist College". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
- ^ "The Baptist Vanguard". NYPL Digital Collections. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
- ^ "National Register Information System – (#76000457)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Main Building, Arkansas Baptist College". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved November 30, 2015.