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1. Historic Site Tour

   Bethune-Cookman University, a campus rich in tradition and educational opportunities. We're located only minutes from the world's most famous beach, Daytona Beach, Disney and the space center.

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   1. Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Foundation

      The home of Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune is now called the Mary McLeod Bethune Foundation. The Foundation is a National Historic Landmark and well as an United Methodist Historic Site. Dr. Ashley Robertson is the Curator and Director of the Foundation. The Foundation contains private mementos and pictures that belonged to Mrs. Bethune. Tours of the Foundation are conducted daily and on Saturdays by appointment. 

   2. Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Gravesite

      Mrs. Mary Bethune died May 18, 1955 two months before her 80^th birthday. She is interred (buried) on this site. On October 3^rd, Bethune-Cookman University’s Founders Day, homage is paid to her, as well as all alumni gatherings such as National Convention and during the Commencement celebration and by the Women’s Advisory Board on the anniversary of her death. 

   3. Gertrude Hotchkiss Heyn Chapel

      In 1961, Mrs. Gertrude Heyn, a member of the Women’s Advisory Board and a major donor renovated the all-purpose room to become a 450-seat Heyn Chapel. The Chapel was renovated in 1964, 2002 and 2012.

   4. White Hall

      Whitehall was built in 1916. Bethune-Cookman’s first major donor, Mr. Thomas J. White, donated the money for this building. This building first contained administrative offices, classrooms, a bookstore, conference room and an all-purpose room. Presently administrative offices are housed here which includes the University President’s Office (Dr. Edison O. Jackson, President). This is also the location for the Heyn Memorial Chapel, the Cashier’s Office, the Provost’s Office (Dr. Hellena Waldron, Provost), and other administrative offices. The building was renovated in 1962, 1974, 2000, 2012 and completed in 2013 and is considered a National Historic Landmark.

   5. Faith Hall

      The school moved from Oak Street to the original Faith Hall in October 1907. This building was so called partly in memory of Scotia Seminary (the school Mrs. Bethune attended) and partly because it was to be an exemplification of what could be brought about by faith. The original building caught fire and burned down, in 1934 the present Faith Hall was built and it was expanded in 1978. This hall houses the offices of the Center for Information Technology.

   6. Ann Taylor Green General Studies Building

      Site of the McLeod Hospital and Training school for nurses established in 1911 by Mrs. Mary McLeod Bethune and named in honor of her parents Samuel Patsy McLeod. This was the first hospital facility for the African American community for Daytona Beach. Dr. Texas A. Adams a Meharry Medical College graduate was the first doctor to practice here. In 1949 it was integrated into the Halifax Hospital District. It was last renovated in 1988 and presently houses the College of Undergraduate Studies, faculty offices, reading and math labs. This building was named in honor of Dr. Ann Taylor Green who spent 38 years at B-CU as an instructor, provost and vice president in 2015

   7. Richard V. Moore Gymnasium

      Named in honor of our third president Dr. Richard V. Moore this building was erected in 1954 and renovated in 1992. This building has an arena and training facilities, office of the Physical Education Department and classrooms. The Gym is used for the Wildcat (basketball and volleyball) home games.

      
      

                              Weight training facilities are housed east of the gymnasium and have been dedicated to recognize the contributions of former Athletic Director Lloyd “Tank” Johnson and former Football Coach Larry Little.  

      
      

       

   8. Dr. Richard V. Moore Gravesite

      This is the gravesite of Dr. Richard V. Moore who was the third President and served Bethune-Cookman College for 27 years. Dr. Moore died in January 1994. He was an outstanding educator and civil rights leader in Florida and a much-loved President. Bethune-Cookman College has had only six presidents. His home is across the street and after his wife’s death was turned into the B.J. Moore Center for Integrated Environmental Science which is under Graduate Studies Program. 

   9. Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Statue