Sweet Briar History

Take a visual tour of Sweet Briar's rich history. Sponsored by the Tusculum Institute at Sweet Briar College (www.tusculum.sbc.edu). Contact Dr. Lynn Rainville with questions (lrainville@sbc.edu).


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For the 26th year Sweet Briar hosted its annual Arts Day, when over 300 Amherst County 5th graders visit campus to sample workshops across campus. One of these offerings was a tour of the cabin behind the former Sweet Briar Plantation House (today the home of the Sweet Briar College President). During the antebellum period, enslaved individuals lived in the cabin, and after the college was founded it was used variously as a home, chapel, classroom, and even the Sweet Briar alumni office. In the photo above, students from Amherst Elementary School tour the cabin with Dr. Rainville (director, Tusculum Institute).

For the 26th year Sweet Briar hosted its annual Arts Day, when over 300 Amherst County 5th graders visit campus to sample workshops across campus. One of these offerings was a tour of the cabin behind the former Sweet Briar Plantation House (today the home of the Sweet Briar College President). During the antebellum period, enslaved individuals lived in the cabin, and after the college was founded it was used variously as a home, chapel, classroom, and even the Sweet Briar alumni office. In the photo above, students from Amherst Elementary School tour the cabin with Dr. Rainville (director, Tusculum Institute).