{"nrhp_refnum":"85000378","name":"Barber-Scotia College","other_names":["Graves Hall","Faith Hall","Leland S. Cozart House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"145 Cabarrus Ave. West","address_restricted":false,"city":"Concord","county":"Cabarrus County","state":"NC","lat":35.406605986000045,"lon":-80.58569431799998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1985-02-28","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Education","Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A historically Black college campus in Concord, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, with three listed buildings: Graves Hall (1876, addition 1881), Faith Hall (1891) and the Leland S. Cozart House (1930s). The campus began as Scotia Seminary.","why_significant":"The campus reflects Presbyterian missionary education for freed Black people and the later shift from white to Black leadership. Graves and Faith halls are among Cabarrus County's finest late nineteenth century institutional buildings, unified by raised brick ornament. The Cozart House was the residence of the college's first Black executive.","narrative":"Barber-Scotia College in Concord grew from Scotia Seminary, founded in 1867 by Presbyterian missionary Luke Dorland to educate newly freed Black women. Three buildings are listed. Graves Hall, a three-story brick building completed in 1876 and extended in 1881, was built by F. W. Ahrens. Faith Hall, finished in 1891, has a central tower, mansard roofs and a stained-glass chapel. Both buildings share raised brick quoins, belt courses and hood molds, and are described as among the county's finest late nineteenth century institutional structures. The Leland S. Cozart House, a two-story Colonial Revival residence, was built after Cozart became the first Black head of the campus in 1932. The campus traces the school's change from a seminary run by whites to a college under Black leadership, reflecting shifts in Presbyterian missions in the South. Its stated aim was to train head, heart and hand.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Graves Hall, F. W. Ahrens","architectural_style":"Italianate (Graves and Faith halls), with Second Empire features on Faith Hall; late Colonial Revival (Cozart House)","criteria":["A","B","C"],"status_note":"Form lists the property as both occupied and unoccupied. Faith Hall's upper floors are no longer in use and show varying deterioration. The chapel is in use and the Cozart House serves as offices.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:57:51.350699-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/49/7193/47719349/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/85000378.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85000378/ec5ef41c7e-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85000378/ec5ef41c7e-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Cecouchman","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ConcordNC_Barber-ScotiaCollege_0574.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Cecouchman</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ConcordNC_Barber-ScotiaCollege_0574.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"100012454","name":"Logan Neighborhood Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/north-carolina/logan-neighborhood-historic-district-100012454/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47719349","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barber%E2%80%93Scotia_College","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4859639"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/cabarrus-county/barber-scotia-college-85000378/"}