The Columns, also known as the McDowell Columns Building, is a historic school building located at Murfreesboro, Hertford County, North Carolina. It was built about 1852, and is a three-story, Greek Revival style stuccoed brick building with a low hip roof and octagonal belvedere. The front facade features a massive portico supported by eight Doric order columns. It was built to house the Chowan Baptist Female Institute, later Chowan University. The building houses the school's administrative offices.[2]
The Columns | |
 Chowan College, HABS photo, July 1940 | |
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| Location | Jones Dr., Murfreesboro, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 36°26′33″N 77°5′59″W / 36.44250°N 77.09972°W |
| Area | 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) |
| Built | 1852 |
| Architect | Jones, Albert G. |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 71000590[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 18, 1971 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[1]
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Chowan College, HABS photo, July 1940
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ John B. Wells, III & Greer Suttlemyer (October 1970). "The Columns" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.