60 acres, which were purchased by the Kable family as 30 separate parcels from 1884-1946. Following are the buildings that were part of the academy over its 92-year history, including those that have survived and are now owned by Mary Baldwin University. Kable House: built 1873, added to Virginia Landmarks Register, December 19, 1978, and National Register of Historic Places, June 19, 1979 (Ref. # 79003299), current Student Life & Career Development Department, Mary Baldwin Kable Field (parade ground): purchased 1884, current Physical Activities Center, Mary Baldwin Classroom Building: built 1884, destroyed by fire 1904 First Cadet Barracks: built 1887, destroyed by fire 1904 The Asphalt (assembly grounds): built 1887, current parking lot, Mary Baldwin Original Mess Hall: built 1903, destroyed by fire 1933 Second Cadet Barracks: built 1904, destroyed by fire 1904 Original Laundry Building: built c. 1905, demolished 1918 (replaced by North Barracks) South Barracks: built 1905, demolished 1979 Mess Hall: built 1913, current Student Activities Center, Mary Baldwin Natatorium (swimming pool): built 1913, demolished for Kable Hall 1931 Superintendent's Quarters: built as Commandant's House 1916, current President's House, Mary Baldwin Junior School: built 1918-21, demolished 1966 (replaced by Tullidge Hall) North Barracks: built 1919, demolished 1982 Central Heating Plant and Laundry: built 1919, current Drama Department Costume Shop, Mary Baldwin Mathematics Building: built 1921, destroyed by fire 1933 West Barracks: built as Work Shop 1931, current Physical Plant Offices and Shops, Mary Baldwin Kable Hall: built 1932, current Kable Residence Hall, Mary Baldwin Memorial Hall (classroom building): built 1925, current Deming Fine Arts Center, Mary Baldwin Wieland Memorial Gate: built 1947 Supply Room: built 1947, current Staunton Military and Virginia Women's Institute for Leadership Museum, opened 2001 Tullidge Hall: built 1966, current Tullidge Residence Hall, Mary Baldwin Faculty Notable faculty included: Thomas D. Howie, "the Major of St. Lo" Alexander Patch, commander of the Seventh Army 1944-1945 Colonel Robert H. Wease, Professor of Government Extracurricular activities Staunton Military Academy sports teams played teams from other prep schools, as well as college freshman and varsity teams. The academy also had a group known as the Howie Rifles, a nationally known drill team. Notable alumni Ed Beard (1960), NFL San Francisco 49ers, 1965–72 Ken Beck, defensive tackle for the Green Bay Packers in 1959-60 Samuel Beer (1929), political scientist Winton M. Blount (1938), United States Postmaster General 1969-71 Bruce Crump, drummer of Molly Hatchet E. Jocob Crull (1877), Montana