Leland College

Leland College was founded in 1870 as a college for blacks in New Orleans, Louisiana, but was open to all races.[2] After its original buildings burned in 1923, it was relocated near Baker, Louisiana. Never accredited, the school closed in 1960 because of financial difficulties.[3]

Leland College
Leland College is located in Louisiana
Leland College
Leland College is located in the United States
Leland College
LocationOff Groom Road, about 0.83 miles (1.34 km) west of Baker
Nearest cityBaker, Louisiana
Coordinates30°35′34″N 91°10′53″W
Area20.9 acres (8.5 ha)
Built1923
NRHP reference No.82000433[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 10, 1982

The 20.9 acres (8.5 ha) area of the Baker campus, comprising four contributing properties and one non-contributing building, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 10, 1982.[1][4][5]

The college facilities had become derelict by the time of listing. In the early 21st century, only the ruins of the two dormitories can be seen faintly through trees. The frame classroom, the president's house, and the concrete classroom all disappeared at some time.

Holbrook Chamberlain, a philanthropist from Brooklyn established the school. He bought the land and built the school buildings. John Elijah Ford served as the school’s president.[6]

Notable alumni

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. Leland College Archived 2009-03-14 at the Wayback Machine
  3. History of Leland College
  4. "Leland College" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. Retrieved May 9, 2018. with three photos and two maps
  5. National Register Staff (October 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination Form: Leland College". National Park Service. Retrieved May 9, 2018. With nine photos from 1981.
  6. Richardson, Clement (1919). The National Cyclopedia of the Colored Race – via Google Books.
  7. "John W. Joseph, Opelousas' first black mayor, to be laid to rest tomorrow". November 10, 2017.
  8. "Four-Way Split: Too Many Factions Negate Louisiana Race Vote Power". The Pittsburgh Courier. February 7, 1959. Retrieved September 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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