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George R. Smith College

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George R Smith College

This college, located in Sedalia, Missouri, was attended by the famed and prolific American ragtime-music piano composer Scott Joplin (per Wikipedia and other sources). The building was completed in 1882, per the Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri by Howard Conrad. The college operated from 1894 until it burned down April 26, 1925 (per Wikipedia entry for Sedalia).

References:

Missouri State Historical Society entry for Smith College: [1]

Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri, 1901: [2]