Oakland Memorial Chapel

	Oakland Memorial Chapel
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. National Historic Landmark
	Mississippi Landmark
	Main façade of the chapel, 1972
Location	Alcorn State University campus, Claiborne County, Mississippi
Coordinates	31°52′33″N 91°08′23″W / 31.87583°N 91.13972°W
Built	1838
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	74001057
USMS No.	021-ALC-0003-NHL-ML
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	December 27, 1974
Designated NHL	May 11, 1976
Designated USMS	September 26, 1985

Built1838

ArchitecturalstyleGreek Revival

Oakland Memorial Chapel is a historic church and academic building on the campus of Alcorn State University in rural southwestern Claiborne County, Mississippi. Built in 1838 as part of Oakland College, it is one of the oldest surviving buildings at Alcorn State, which took over that defunct school's campus after the American Civil War. Alcorn State was the first land grant university established specifically for the education of African Americans. The chapel was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1976, and a Mississippi Landmark in 1985.^[3]^[2]^[4]

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