[10][11] On November 8, 1940, van Woy purchased the John D. Rockefeller estate known as The Casements in Ormond Beach, Florida to establish a new junior college.

[14] In December 1942, van Woy was sued for failure to meet a $10,000 promissory note for the Casements property, triggering a clause that required her to pay the $30,000 loan balance in full ($559,430 in today's money).

[4] In 1900, it moved to 1405 Fairmont Street in the Columbia Heights neighborhood of Washington, D.C.[15][4] Its building was adjacent to a playground.

[3] To enhance the school reception hall, Ramsey purchased crystal chandeliers that previously hung in the White House.

[3] This campus included a group of buildings located in the block between 19th and 20th Streets and Beltmore Road and Mintwood Place.

[20] This location featured large athletics fields and gardens and overlooked Rock Creek Park.

[2] In 1904, The Washington Post described the seminary's academic program as "ample, providing practical and thorough instruction..."[21] Courses included ancient languages, elocution, English, gymnastics, mathematics, modern languages, philosophy, physical culture, and physical sciences, along with design, drawing, piano, painting, and singing.

[1] In 1940, its students were from Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, D.C., and Wisconsin.

[2] Various speakers were brought to the seminary to present lectures for the students, including William Jennings Bryan and David Starr Jordan, and Wallace Radcliffe.

[6] The Fairmont Seminary fencers competed with other schools, including George Washington University.