Main Building, Mitchell College | |
 Main Building, Mitchell Community College, October 2011 | |
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| Location | Broad St., Statesville, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°46′58″N 80°53′39″W / 35.78278°N 80.89417°W |
| Area | 4 acres (1.6 ha) |
| Built | 1854-1856 |
| Architect | Conrad, J.W. |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| MPS | Iredell County MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 73001354 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 25, 1973 |
Main Building, Mitchell College is a historic building located on the campus of Mitchell Community College at Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina. It was built in 1854–1856, and is a three-story stuccoed brick building with a heroic hexastyle Doric order portico in the Greek Revival style. It is T-shaped in plan, 13 bays wide and 3 bays deep, with a five-bay-deep and three-bay-wide wing. Atop the roof is an octagonal wooden cupola. An east wing, Shearer Music Hall, was added to the structure in 1907. [2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. [1] It is located in the Mitchell College Historic District.
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Survey and Planning Unit Staff (June 1972). "Main Building, Mitchell College" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
Categories:
- University and college buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
- Greek Revival architecture in North Carolina
- School buildings completed in 1856
- Buildings and structures in Iredell County, North Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Iredell County, North Carolina
- Historic district contributing properties in North Carolina
- University and college administration buildings in the United States
- Central North Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs