Daniel Payne College

Daniel Payne College
Daniel Payne College
Active 1889–1979
Type HBCU
Location Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Daniel Payne College, also known as the Payne Institute, Payne University and Greater Payne University,[1] was a historically black college in Birmingham, Alabama. It was associated with the African Methodist Episcopal Church and operated from 1889 to 1979.[2] The college was named in honor of Daniel Payne, the sixth bishop of the A.M.E. Church and the first black president of a college in the United States.[2]

History

The college was originally founded in Selma in 1889.[2] Its campus was located at 1525 Franklin Street and included the Bishop Gaines Hall as the primary building, two additional classroom buildings and Coppin Hall which served as a dormitory.[3] The college stayed at that location through 1922. It then relocated to its Woodlawn location within the city of Birmingham.[2]

During its time in Woodlawn, the college was located at 6415 Washington Boulevard. By 1974, the college had to be relocated because of airport expansion and the building of interstate highways in the area.[2] The street on which the college was located no longer exists; however, a remnant of University Avenue that once led to the campus connects to the Messer Airport Highway.[4]

The college moved to a new campus at the southeast corner of Cherry Avenue and Daniel Payne Drive on the far northern edge of Birmingham, where new buildings were constructed in 1974.[2] On April 4, 1977 a destructive tornado tore through the campus, severely damaging buildings.[5] The damage, along with mounting financial problems, forced the school to file for bankruptcy in 1978 and subsequently close its doors in 1979.[2][5] At the time of its closure, the college had 120 students enrolled on the 153 acres (0.239 sq mi; 0.619 km2) campus.[2]

Later a group of students sued the former president, claiming that he had mismanaged college funds. A court established the important precedent that students have a vested interest in the operation of the college which they attend.[2]

Physical legacy

Although the college was closed, the city of Birmingham changed the name of Sayreton Road to Daniel Payne Drive in honor of the leader. The old campus still exists, although the dormitories and cafeteria are abandoned. Another building houses a public health clinic, and yet another was used as the headquarters for the African Methodist Episcopal Church in Alabama, until 2009, when the office was relocated to downtown Birmingham.[2]

In 2010 the AME Church announced plans to redevelop the campus into a retirement home & multi-use project.

The former campus was severely damaged by the April 2011 tornado outbreak in Birmingham.

References

  1. ^ "Colleges in Alabama". http://www2.westminster-mo.edu/wc_users/homepages/staff/brownr/AlabamaCC.htm. Retrieved 2008-03-29. 
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Garrison, Greg (February 21, 1997). "New lease on life: Students returning to Payne". The Birmingham News: pp. 1H. 
  3. ^ ProQuest Information and Learning. Digital Sanborn Maps (Map) (Selma May 1925, Sheet 20 ed.). 
  4. ^ MacDonald, Ginny (January 2, 2007). "Fun facts, historical tidbits and tips to find your way through Birmingham". The Birmingham News: pp. 2B. 
  5. ^ a b NOAA. "April 4, 1977, Smithfield F5 Tornado". http://www.srh.noaa.gov/bmx/significant_events/1977/smithfield/index.php. Retrieved 2008-03-29. [dead link]


Coordinates: 33°31′00″N 86°47′25″W / 33.51671°N 86.79031°W / 33.51671; -86.79031


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