Morgan State University is one of the oldest institutions of higher learning, initially designed to accommodate students of black heritage in the United States. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, the university was founded in 1867 as the Centenary Biblical Institute before changing its name to Morgan College in honor of Reverent Lyttleton Morgan (Seney, 2011). Since 1975, it has been a university offering graduate and post-graduate degrees in multiple fields (Seney, 2011). As an old institution with a rich and significant legacy, the school needs to preserve its original 20 structures that are eligible for listing on the National Register (Seney, 2011). These structures include buildings designed and developed by celebrated architects of African-American heritage, such as Albert Casselli, Hilyard Robinson, Louis Fry, and Leon Bridges.
The James E. Richmond Cultural Museum provides a list of the 20 buildings on the campus in order of their histories and traditional functions. A review of the resource indicates that the buildings have different histories and sizes and serve different functions as the university expands over time. The museum is one of the institutions of Morgan State University and was established in the 20th century to amass a large collection of artworks predominantly by Africans and Africans in the diaspora (Seney, 2011). It is named after James Edward Lewis, a professor, curator, artist, and art collector who played the leading role in its establishment. Based on the list, it is possible to establish the top buildings on the campus that fall within the categories of landmark, primary, secondary, and tertiary, as shown in the table below.
Reference
Seney, J. (2011). Life impressions: 20th-century African American prints from the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Hamilton: Picker Art Gallery.