One of the highlights of campus is the sweet briar house also known as locust ridge built in the late 18th century the house is now included on the national register of historic places. Sweet briar opened in 1906 with 51 students the ab degree was immediately recognized by graduate programs at leading universities and three of the colleges first five graduates went on to pursue advanced degrees in 2015 when its administration attempted to close sweet briar our alumnae took charge. Sweet briar college is a private womens college in sweet briar virginia it was established in 1901 by indiana fletcher williams in memory of her deceased daughter daisy the college formally opened its doors in 1906 and granted the ba degree for the first time in 1910 it nearly closed in 2015 but was saved by donations and legal actions by alumnae sweet briar is known for its campus with its historic georgian revival architecture by ralph adams cram and its 3250 acres of hills forests. Sweet briar colleges campus in the foothills of the blue ridge mountains is more than just a beautiful place our 2840 acres of farmlands and vineyards forest and wetlands meadows and historic buildings are a learning lab that helps students write their own future our womens leadership core curriculum is innovative and energizing when our students graduate they are persuasive communicators who know how to think on their feet and bring people together