Southern Seminary Main Building

Southern Seminary Main Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
Southern Seminary Main Building, November 2012
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Location	Jct. of Ivy and Park Aves., Buena Vista, Virginia
Coordinates	37°44′24″N 79°21′2″W / 37.74000°N 79.35056°W / 37.74000; -79.35056Coordinates: 37°44′24″N 79°21′2″W / 37.74000°N 79.35056°W / 37.74000; -79.35056
Area	9.9 acres (4.0 ha)
Built	1890 (1890)
Architect	Foulks, S.W.
Architectural style	Renaissance, Queen Anne, French Renaissance
NRHP Reference #	72001501
VLR #	103-0002
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	April 13, 1972
Designated VLR	December 21, 1971

Southern Seminary Main Building, originally known as the Hotel Buena Vista and now Main Hall of Southern Virginia University, is a historic hotel building located at Buena Vista, Virginia. It was built in 1890, and is a 3 1/2-story, brick and frame building in an eclectic combination of Queen Anne and French Renaissance style architecture. It features a steep slate covered gable roof, round towers with conical and domical roofs, three-level wooden galleries, and Palladian windows. By 1907, the building was known as the Southern Seminary Main Building, after consolidation of three campuses of that school.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.