Babcock Fine Arts Center
Babcock Fine Arts Center is an arts center in Amherst, Virginia which is located on Sweet Briar Drive. Babcock Fine Arts Center is situated nearby to the university Sweet Briar College, as well as near the building Sweet Briar House.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sweet Briar College and Sweet Briar House.
Sweet Briar College
University
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Sweet Briar College is a private women's liberal arts college in Sweet Briar, Amherst County, Virginia. It was established in 1901 by Indiana Fletcher Williams in memory of her deceased daughter, Daisy. Sweet Briar College is situated 770 feet east of Babcock Fine Arts Center.
Sweet Briar House
Building
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Sweet Briar House, also known as Locust Ridge, is a historic home located at Sweet Briar, Amherst County, Virginia. The original house was built about 1825, and was a Federal style brick farmhouse with a hipped roof. Sweet Briar House is situated 830 feet northeast of Babcock Fine Arts Center.
Virginia Center for the Creative Arts
Building
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The Virginia Center for the Creative Arts is a residential artist community in Amherst, Virginia, USA. Since 1971, VCCA has offered residencies of varying lengths with flexible scheduling for international artists, writers, and composers at its working retreat in the foothills of Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains. Virginia Center for the Creative Arts is situated 1 mile southeast of Babcock Fine Arts Center.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Amherst and Monroe.
Amherst
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Amherst is a town in Amherst County, Virginia, United States. The population was 2,231 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Amherst County. Amherst is part of the Lynchburg metropolitan area.
Monroe
Hamlet
Monroe is an unincorporated community in Amherst County, Virginia, United States. Monroe is located along U.S. Route 29, 6.1 miles north of Lynchburg. Speed the Plough, a farm located in Monroe, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. Monroe is situated 4½ miles southwest of Babcock Fine Arts Center.
Brandywine
Hamlet
Brandywine is an unincorporated community in Caroline County, in the U.S. state of Virginia. Brandywine is situated 6 miles southwest of Babcock Fine Arts Center.
Babcock Fine Arts Center
- Type: Arts center
- Address: 675 Sweet Briar Drive, Amherst, VA 24521
- Categories: building, college building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Amherst, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.55567° or 37° 33′ 20″ northLongitude
-79.08451° or 79° 5′ 4″ westElevation
830 feet (253 metres)Open location code
8792HW48+75OpenStreetMap ID
way 552329386OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=arts_centreOpenStreetMap feature
building=collegeGeoNames ID
7124181
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