Norton Hall, Beeches

Norton Hall, Beeches location

Norton Hall, Beeches location

In the early 1920s, the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary moved from downtown Louisville to its new home at “The Beeches,” a suburban location on Lexington Road. In November of 1924, the seminary community laid the cornerstone for a new Norton Hall. When the seminary began to occupy the building in March of 1926, it provided a library, classrooms, administrative and faculty offices, and a chapel. The prestigious Boston firm of Frederick Law Olmsted and Company designed the layout for the new campus, and building architectural designs were prepared by James Gamble Rogers. The northeast classroom wing of Norton Hall was added in 1947.

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