Judson College (Alabama)
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| Type | Private |
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| Established | 1838 |
| Affiliation | Alabama Baptist Convention |
| President | David E. Potts |
| Students | 322 |
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Marion, Alabama, United States 32°37′50″N 87°18′57″W / 32.63063°N 87.31587°WCoordinates: 32°37′50″N 87°18′57″W / 32.63063°N 87.31587°W |
| Campus | Rural, 118 acres (48 ha) |
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Judson College Historic District
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Jewett Hall, within the Judson College Historic District
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| Location | Roughly bounded by East Lafayette, Curb, Mason and Washington Streets |
| Coordinates | 32°37′49″N 87°18′52″W / 32.63028°N 87.31444°W |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Classical Revival, Greek Revival |
| NRHP Reference # | 92001825 |
| Added to NRHP | February 3, 1993 |
This article is about the college in Alabama. For the university in Elgin, Illinois, see Judson University.
Judson College was founded by members of Siloam Baptist Church in 1838 in Marion, Alabama. Three individuals were most instrumental in the founding of Judson College: Julia Tarrant Barron, General Edwin D. King, and Milo P. Jewett. It is the fifth oldest women's college in the United States. It was named after Ann Hasseltine Judson, the first female foreign missionary from the United States to Burma (now Myanmar). It has been affiliated with the Alabama Baptist Convention throughout its history and is currently still heavily funded by the convention.
Enrollment at Judson in 2011 was 322. The college offers bachelor's degrees in both liberal arts and pre-professional programs.
The principal building of the campus is Jewett Hall, the third of this name. The first Jewett Hall, built in 1840, was a four-story Greek revival building named after Dr. Milo P. Jewett, first president of the college. It was destroyed by fire in 1888. The rebuilding of Jewett Hall was begun that same year. In 1947 the dome was hit by a lightning strike and fire consumed the building. Rebuilding efforts began almost immediately, as funds were raised by the sale of bricks from the rubble. A third fire occurred in the attic of this building as mattresses were lit on fire, but the fire was put out without much damage to the building.
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