Historical Marker

Lincoln Institute Campus

Historical marker location:

Simpsonville, Kentucky

( 8460 Shelbyville Rd., Simpsonville)

Founded by Berea College trustees with Pres. Frost main fundraiser. This occurred after Day Law (1904) stopped coeducation of whites and blacks. In 1909, Berea board bought three farms totaling 444 acres for a school. Lincoln Institute opened to 85 black students on October 1, 1912. It stressed teacher training and industrial education. Presented by National Alumni Association.

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Lincoln Institute Campus - Well known black leaders were financial agent James Bond and later Pres. Whitney M. Young, Sr. Institute designed by the New York firm of Tandy and Foster (black architects). In 1947, school became part of public education system. It opened as institute for gifted but disadvantaged youth, 1967. School officially closed in 1970. Presented by National Alumni Association.