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29-467: The name of the hall honors three generations of the Alexander family, who all served as University trustees. Funding for the building was sourced from Mrs. Harriet Crocker Alexander, who donated $ 350,000 ($ 11.9 million in 2023 dollars) so its name would honor her in-laws: her husband Charles B. Alexander (Class of 1870), his father Henry M. Alexander (Class of 1840), a University trustee and member of

58-465: A few months resumed his studies with his former teacher. At this time a remarkable movement, still spoken of as " the great revival ," influenced his mind and he turned his attention to the study of divinity. On October 1, 1791, he was licensed to preach, ordained by the presbytery of Hanover on June 9, 1794, and for seven years was an itinerant pastor in Charlotte and Prince Edward counties. By

87-822: A politician in Kentucky , author of the Missouri Compromise of 1820, and Secretary of State . The Chickahominy River forms the border of the county in the Mechanicsville area. During the American Civil War and the 1862 Peninsula Campaign , the Union Army approached the river and could hear the bells of Richmond's churches. But they learned that the river was a major obstacle. Union General George B. McClellan failed in his attempt to get all his troops across it, intending to overwhelm

116-699: A proper performing space. In 1984, the auditorium within Alexander Hall was officially renamed to Richardson Auditorium. Following its renovation in the 1980s, the hall now has an elevator-mounted orchestra pit, sound reflectors for improved acoustics, humidity-controlled instrument storage, and a Tiffany Glass mosaic named "Homeric Story". Today, the building's turrets, rusticated brownstone, and red granite-walls frequently host concerts featuring ensembles and musicians, including conductor Gustavo Dudamel in 2018 and 2019. Until 2017, when construction on Princeton University's new $ 330 million performing-arts center

145-756: A regular venue for town meetings, and it still occasionally serves as a venue for large student events, famous guest speakers, as well as for other various University affairs. Archibald Alexander Archibald Alexander (April 17, 1772 – October 22, 1851) was an American Presbyterian theologian and professor at the Princeton Theological Seminary . He served for 9 years as the President of Hampden–Sydney College in Virginia and for 39 years as Princeton Theological Seminary's first professor from 1812 to 1851. Archibald Alexander

174-648: Is represented by Republicans Ryan McDougle and John McGuire in the Virginia Senate, Republicans Buddy Fowler and Scott Wyatt in the Virginia House of Delegates and Republicans Rob Wittman and Bob Good in the U.S. House of Representatives. Hanover County is a strongly Republican county; no Democratic presidential candidate has won it since Harry Truman in 1948, and it was one of 4 counties that did not vote for Mark Warner in his 2008 landslide . However, conservative Democrats represented it at

203-675: Is the second and current home of Randolph-Macon College . In 1953, Barksdale Theatre was founded at the historic Hanover Tavern . It was the nation's first dinner theater and central Virginia's first professional theatre organization. The Barksdale company continues to produce live theatre at the Tavern, as well as at several locations in Richmond. It is recognized today as Central Virginia's leading professional theatre. Kings Dominion amusement park opened in 1975 in Doswell and added to

232-416: The 2010 United States Census , there were 99,863 people living in the county. 86.7% were White , 9.3% Black or African American , 1.4% Asian , 0.4% Native American , 0.8% of some other race and 1.5% of two or more races ; 2.1% were Hispanic or Latino (of any race). As of the census of 2000, there were 86,320 people, 31,121 households, and 24,461 families living in the county. The population density

261-642: The Committee on Commencement Arrangements, and his grandfather Reverend Dr. Archibald Alexander (the Presbyterian founder of the Princeton Theological Seminary and its first professor; honorary Princeton doctorate 1810). Alexander Hall was designed by architect William Appleton Potter . Construction on the building was completed in 1894, and Alexander Hall held its first annual Commencement ceremony on June 13 of that year. After

290-498: The Marquand Chapel caught fire, Protestant chapel services were held in the hall. Although Alexander Hall initially functioned as a space for hosting private University affairs — including commencement, faculty meetings, and popular talks — the space was renovated and expanded into a professional-class performance hall in the 1980s following a large donation from David Richardson (Class of 1966) and growing needs on campus for

319-592: The Presbyterian Church in maintaining its doctrines. Charles Hodge , a famous student and successor of Alexander, named his son Archibald Alexander Hodge after his mentor. The Presbyterian Historical Society in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania has a collection of Archibald Alexander's personal papers dating from 1819 to 1851 including outgoing correspondence, manuscript articles and lecture notes. On April 5, 1802, Alexander married Janetta Waddel,

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348-710: The United States for student achievement vs. cost per student. Hanover County has the lowest real estate property tax rate in the Richmond Region, which makes for a competitive business location. Some of the major businesses that have taken advantage of the tax rate include: Bass Pro Shops , FedEx Ground , and The Vitamin Shoppe . These businesses located in the county with help from the Hanover County Economic Development and

377-428: The age of 18 living with them, 66.40% were married couples living together, 9.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.40% were non-families; 17.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71, and the average family size was 3.07. In the county, the population was spread out, with 27.10% under

406-467: The age of 18, 6.90% from 18 to 24, 30.70% from 25 to 44, 24.80% from 45 to 64, and 10.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 96.90 males; for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.80 males. The median income for a household in the county was $ 77,550, and the median income for a family was $ 90,812. The median income was $ 46,864 for males and $ 32,662 for females. The per capita income for

435-487: The county was $ 34,241. About 3.54% of families and 5.50% of the population were below the poverty line , including 3.90% of those under age 18 and 5.80% of those age 65 or over. The Hanover County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) is the primary law enforcement agency in Hanover County, Virginia. The HCSO was created shortly after the county was formed on November 26, 1720. The Sheriff is David R. Hines. Hanover County

464-483: The county's economy. In January 2007, America's Promise named Hanover County as one of the top 100 communities for youth. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 474 square miles (1,230 km ), of which 469 square miles (1,210 km ) is land and 5 square miles (13 km ) (1.1%) is water. Hanover County is about 90 miles (145 km) south of Washington, D.C. , and about 12 miles (19 km) north of Richmond, Virginia . As of

493-641: The daughter of a Presbyterian preacher, James Waddel (1739–1805), whose eloquence was described in William Wirt 's Letters of a British Spy (1803). Together, they were the parents of: Alexander died on October 22, 1851, at Princeton Township, New Jersey . His grandson, William C. Alexander (1848–1937), was an executive with the Equitable Life Assurance Society, author, and founder of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity. His great-grandson, James Waddell Alexander II (1888–1971),

522-663: The organization's mission against attacks by John Brown Russwurm in Russwurm's paper, Freedom's Journal . He later served as the Colonization Society's vice president and wrote the most comprehensive history of the movement written before the twentieth century, A History of Colonization on the Western Coast of Africa (1846). Samuel Miller became the second professor at the seminary and for 37 years Alexander and Miller were considered together as pillars of

551-572: The outnumbered Confederate forces defending Richmond. His failure to take Richmond has been said to have prolonged the war by almost three years. Hanover County was the site of Civil War battles due to its location between Richmond and northern Virginia, including the Seven Days Battles of the Peninsula Campaign and Battle of Cold Harbor in 1864. The incorporated town of Ashland is located within Hanover County. Ashland

580-614: The parlor of her family's house, Rural Plains , also known as Shelton House. At the Hanover Courthouse, Henry argued the case of the Parson's Cause in 1763, attacking the British Crown 's attempt to set the salaries of clergy in the colony regardless of conditions in the local economy. The historic Hanover Courthouse is pictured in the county seal. Hanover County was also the birthplace of Henry Clay , who became known as

609-404: The state level as late as the 1990s. Hanover County Public Schools has fifteen elementary schools, four middle schools, four high schools, one alternative school, and one technology school. The four high schools are Atlee High School , Hanover High School , Mechanicsville High School , and Patrick Henry High School . Forbes magazine named Hanover County as one of the top fifty counties in

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638-561: The time he was 21, Alexander was a preacher of the Presbyterian Church . He was appointed the president of Hampden–Sydney College , where he served from 1797 until a revolt among the students forced him to retire in 1806, and from 1807 to 1812 he was acted as pastor of the Old Pine street Presbyterian Church of Philadelphia . The Princeton Theological Seminary was established at Princeton, New Jersey in 1812 and Alexander

667-506: Was 183 people per square mile (71 people/km ). There were 32,196 housing units at an average density of 68 units per square mile (26 units/km ). The racial makeup of the county was 88.32% White , 9.34% Black or African American , 0.33% Native American , 0.79% Asian , 0.01% Pacific Islander , 0.37% from other races , and 0.83% from two or more races. 0.98% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 31,121 households, out of which 39.50% had children under

696-488: Was a farmer and trader. His nephew was the American novelist William Alexander Caruthers (1802–1846). At the age of ten Archibald was sent to the academy of William Graham at Timber Ridge meetinghouse (since developed into Washington and Lee University ), at Lexington . At the age of seventeen he became a tutor in the family of General Thomas Posey, of The Wilderness, twelve miles west of Fredericksburg , but after

725-552: Was a noted mathematician and topologist . Pound sign (#) denotes interim president Hanover County, Virginia Hanover County is a county in the Commonwealth of Virginia . As of the 2020 census , the population was 109,979. Its county seat is Hanover . Hanover County is a part of the Greater Richmond Region . Located in the western Tidewater region of Virginia , Hanover County

754-659: Was appointed its first professor, inaugurated on August 12, 1812. In 1824, he helped to found the Chi Phi Society along with Robert Baird and Charles Hodge . In 1843, he returned to Washington College to deliver an alumni address, which was one of his many publications. Alexander was one of the earliest supporters of the American Colonization Society that arranged the emigration of free Black and enslaved Black Americans to Liberia . In 1827, he and his close friend Samuel Miller defended

783-454: Was born at South River, Rockbridge County, Virginia , on April 17, 1772, son of William Alexander, a farmer of means. He was raised under the tuition and ministry of Presbyterian minister William Graham (1745–1799), a man who had been trained in theology by John Witherspoon . His grandfather, of Scottish descent, came from Ireland to Pennsylvania in 1736, and after a residence of two years removed to Virginia. William, father of Archibald,

812-562: Was completed, the Princeton University Orchestra rehearsed in the hall thrice per week during the academic year. Following the opening of the Lewis Center Arts, the orchestra now holds its rehearsals in the 3,500 square-foot Lee Rehearsal Room (built for the ensemble) and moves to Richardson Auditorium on the week of the concert. Beyond music, the hall maintains a strong bond with the local community as

841-613: Was created on November 26, 1719, from the area of New Kent County called St. Peter's Parish. It was named for the Electorate of Hanover in Germany , because King George I of Great Britain was Elector of Hanover at the time. The county was developed by planters moving west from the Virginia tidewater , where soils had been exhausted by tobacco monoculture . Hanover County was the birthplace and home of noted American statesman Patrick Henry . He reportedly married Sarah Shelton in

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