Top: The beginnings of The Palmer Institute, photograph of the old campus from the 1910's and 1920's -The building with the green roof is Grinnell Hall, the domestic science cottage.

Bottom: the Alice Freeman building before the fire on Feb. 14, 1971. The Alice Freeman Palmer building burned down in the early morning hours.
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On February 14, 1971, the Alice Freeman Palmer building burned down in the early morning hours.
This building weas 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.

Source: Dr. Charlotte Hawkins Brown NC Historic Site