Belhaven's Historic Campus

Belhaven College has been featured on the Historic Campus Architecture Project (HCAP) of the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC). The HCAP website is the first nationwide architecture and landscape database of independent colleges and university campuses.

With it's designation as a historical landmark, the Belhaven College campus is rich with classic architectural design. The highlighted buildings for the HCAP website are Preston Hall, Fitzhugh Hall, and the lagoon that ties the two buildings together.

The HCAP website has been designed to help researchers along with others to users, and is available to the general public. Barbara S. Christen, Senior Advisor for the CIC, said that "the architectural styles, designers, building types, and historical, educational, and religious contextx of each institution can all be easily explored... (there is a ) wealth of text and images of buildings and sites on the HCAP website."