HAMPTON — Virginia Peninsula Community College said it will close a chapter in its 58-year history when the demolition of three Hampton Campus buildings begins this month.

Diggs, Harrison and Moore halls are being leveled to make way for the construction of an academic and administrative building, according to the college. The $499,294 demolition project is funded by the state.

The original cornerstone of Diggs, Moore and Harrison halls, which are connected, was officially transferred Tuesday, Oct. 14. Boots Feather, owner and president of Demolition Services Inc., which is doing the work, handed over ownership of the cornerstone and the paperwork to John Mason, director of Facilities, Planning and Capital Outlay at VPCC.

The college said the cornerstone will likely be part of the new b

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