Southern Female College
This postcard was a reprint of a pre-Civil War lithograph.  It represents the campus of the Baptist sponsored Southern Female College when it was located in the Greenville St. area east of LaGrange.  These buildings were destroyed by fire in 1863 and the college relocated to Church at Smith Streets.  This postcard dates from 1909.

Southern Female College Main Building
Southern Female College on Church at Smith Streets., was sponsored by the Baptist Church.  These buildings were destroyed by fire in 1908 and a decision was made not to rebuild.  Many students transferred to Cox College in Atlanta.

Auditorium - Southern Female College

Southern Female College Winter Scene - 1908

Southern Female College with students  1907

Southern Female College - LaGrange, GA

Southern Female College

Southern Female College lithography  1897

Southern Female College on Church St. in LaGrange.
Image courtesy of the Troup County Archives.

Southern Female College after the disastrous July of 1908 fire.
The college did not reopen, many students transferred to other colleges.   Postcard courtesy of the Troup County Archives.

LaGrange Female College 1902
Smith Hall, LaGrange Female College's oldest building dating to the 1840's.

LaGrange Female College Smith Hall - 1910

LaGrange Female College
This postcard was of the Girl's dormitory at LaGrange Female College, that later became LaGrange College.  It was sponsored by the Methodist Church.

Southern Female College - Smith Hall  1906
This postcard dates from 1906 when the message was written across the front of the card and the address was written on the back side.

LaGrange Female College Main Building with students in 1909
This college was sponsored by the Methodist Church and was located on what was known as  "College Hill" at its' present location.  This postcard was mailed in 1909.

LaGrange Female College - 1920  Main Administration Building

LaGrange Female College 1911 dormitory

LaGrange College in 1940's

LaGrange Female College 1921

LaGrange College Dobbs Hall  1940

LaGrange College dormitory

LaGrange Female College 1930 Main Administration building

Waights G. Henry, Jr. - Longtime President of LaGrange College
This postcard promoted the Methodist Church sponsored "The Protestant Hour" radio show done by Dr. Henry.

LaGrange College - Dobbs Hall 1942

LaGrange College - Pitts Building 1950

LaGrange High School -
This school was finished in 1947 on North Greenwood St.  The postcard states it was erected at a cost of more than a half million dollars to accommodate 600 students.  The exterior of the building is Indiana limestone and the entrances and stairways are made of pink marble.

LaGrange High School in 1947 on North Greenwood St.

LHS in 1947 on North Greenwood St.

LaGrange Public School -
Located at the corner of Harwell Ave. and Broome St., this was LaGrange's first public school building built shortly after the creation of the LaGrange School System in 1903.  It originally housed grades 1-11, but later was only used as the high school.  This building burned in 1943.  It was located across the street from Harwell Avenue elementary school.

LaGrange High School in 1920's
This building was located on Harwell Ave. at Broome St.

LaGrange High School in 1940
This postcard shows an addition to LHS on Harwell Ave.  This building burned in 1943.

LaGrange High School on North Greenwood St.
This building was built in 1915 and burned in Dec. 1942.  It was the first school building on this site.

LaGrange High School on North Greenwood St.
This building was built in 1915 and burned in Dec. 1942.  It was the first school building on this site.

South West LaGrange Public School
Opened in 1916 and financed by Callaway Mills for the children of its' employees, it joined the LaGrange School system in 1919.  The building was torn down in 1952 and what is now known as Berta Weathersbee School was built on the same site facing Forrest Ave.

Dawson St. School in LaGrange
Postcard courtesy of the Troup County Archives.