Palmer Institute

"On February 14, 1971, the Alice Freeman Palmer building burned down in the early morning hours.

Designed by Winston-Salem architect C. Gilbert Humphries, the AFP building was completed in 1921. It was supposedly the first fireproof building on campus. It was the first building in Sedalia to have electricity and indoor plumbing. Lumber used in construction was cut from campus property and students made the building's 225,000 bricks. Comprised of three floors, the building held an auditorium, library, administrative offices, and the majority of the school's classrooms.

Ultimately, the loss of the AFP building was a major part of the decision to close Palmer at the end of the 1971 spring semester."
Shared from the CHB NC Historic Site FB page.