Belleview College

Belleview College

Belleview College is a Christian college in Westminster, Colorado, operated by the Pillar of Fire Church.

Around 1890, a New Yorker, Henry T. Mayham, convinced the Denver Presbytery to build a Presbyterian University on land that he owned on Crown Point, the highest point in what was then Arapaho County. The architect E.B. Gregory drew up plans for the main building and the cornerstone was laid in 1891. Funds were scarce in the years prior to the depression of 1893, and construction was delayed. Mayham hired his friend Stanford White, to design the main building, now known as Westminster Castle. White's plan was a three-story structure built from the native red sandstone quarried in Colorado's Red Rocks region. Mayham raised money for the project and Maxcy Tabor, son of Augusta and H.A.W. Tabor, contributed $106K from his mother's estate to the college. The school was incorporated as Westminster University of Colorado. Classes began at the Crown Point location in September 1908. In 1915, the board of trustees changed the coed university to an all-male school. In 1917, all of the students went to fight in World War I and the college was closed. The school was sold to the Pillar of Fire Church in 1920. The Church established an Elementary School, High School, Junior College and Bible Seminary on the site. In 1925, the name was changed to Belleview College and Preparatory School. The Belleview facility is still owned and operated by the Pillar of Fire Church. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

External links

* [http://www.belleview-college.org Official website]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Pillar of Fire International — Zarephath Christian Church in Zarephath, New Jersey …   Wikipedia

  • Pillar of Fire Church — The Pillar of Fire Church (POF) is a Christian denomination headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with a congregation in Zarephath, New Jersey, and other locations worldwide.cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Alma Bridwell… …   Wikipedia

  • Westminster Castle — Infobox nrhp | name =Westminster University nrhp type =nrhp caption =The Stanford White designed Westminster Castle around 1908 location= 3455 W. 83rd Ave Westminster, Colorado lat degrees = 39 | lat minutes = 50 | lat seconds = 50.28 | lat… …   Wikipedia

  • Donald Justin Wolfram — Born November 13, 1919 Zarephath, New Jersey Died August 25, 2003 Westminster, Colorado Cause of death …   Wikipedia

  • Arthur Kent White — (March 15, 1889 ndash; September 16, 1981) was a Pentecostal Bishop, and the General Superintendent of the Pillar of Fire Church in Zarephath, New Jersey and the President of Belleview College. [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors=… …   Wikipedia

  • Robert Barney Dallenbach — is a bishop and the fifth general superintendent of the Pillar of Fire Church. cite web |url=http://www.belleview college.org/at/Dallenbachs.htm#Bishop%20Robert%20B.%20Dallenbach |title=Dr. and Mrs. Robert B. Dallenbach |accessdate=2007 02 14… …   Wikipedia

  • Orland Albert Wolfram — (1912 1987) was a Pillar of Fire Church minister who left the church in 1960 to begin an independent evangelical mission, Mision Biblica, in Guatemala. He died in Guatemala in 1987. cite web |url=http://www.belleview… …   Wikipedia

  • Outline of Colorado — The Flag of t …   Wikipedia

  • Colorado — This article is about the U.S. state of Colorado. For the former U.S. territory, see Colorado Territory. For the river, see Colorado River. For the physiographic region, see Colorado Plateau. For other uses, see Colorado (disambiguation). State… …   Wikipedia

  • Zarephath, New Jersey — Zarephath is an unincorporated area of Franklin Township in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. It is home to the Pillar of Fire Church and houses their Bible school. It is named after Zarephath, the place in the bible where the widow… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”