Wesleyan Female Institute

Wesleyan Female Institute
TypeWomen's college
Active1846–1900
AffiliationMethodist Episcopal Church, South
Location
Staunton
,
Virginia
,
US

Wesleyan Female Institute was a college for women in Staunton, Virginia, founded by the Baltimore Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South in 1846.[1][2] Its former site is a parking lot next to the Methodist church, across the street from Trinity Church, from 1850 to 1870.[3][4] The first classes were held in the basement of the Methodist church, then moved to the Chandler Building before securing the spot next to the Methodist church. After 1870, the school moved to Madison Place.[5] The school went bankrupt in 1900.[6]

  1. ^ Peyton, John Lewis (2 December 1882). History of Augusta County, Virginia. Samuel M. Yost & son – via Internet Archive. Wesleyan Female Institute staunton.
  2. ^ The Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Directory, Containing an Illustrated History and Description of the Road p. 293
  3. ^ "The Wesleyan Female Institute Historical Marker".
  4. ^ "Augusta County Heritage Topical". S. E. Grose – via Google Books.
  5. ^ "History of Staunton". www2.iath.virginia.edu.
  6. ^ Callahan, S. Alice (2 December 1997). Wynema: A Child of the Forest. U of Nebraska Press – via Internet Archive.