Ingham University Campus
Site of First Women's University
Founded by Marietta and Emily Ingham in 1837, as the Le Roy Female Seminary; incorporated in 1852 as the Ingham Collegiate Institute; chartered in April 28, 1857 as Ingham University with a literary college, college of fine arts, and the conservatory of music. An estimated 8,000 students attended Ingham between 1837 and 1892. The university closed in 1892 and the buildings razed. Stones from the Staunton Art Conservatory were used to erect the Woodward Memorial Library
Marker is at the intersection of Wolcott Street and E. Main Street, on the right when traveling north on Wolcott Street.
Courtesy hmdb.org
