Philanthropic Hall, Davidson College
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Philanthropic Hall, Davidson College
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Philanthropic Hall, 2005
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Location | Davidson College campus, Davidson, North Carolina |
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Area | 0.8 acres (0.32 ha) |
Built | 1849 | -1850
Architectural style | Greek Revival |
NRHP Reference # | 72000975[1] |
Added to NRHP | April 13, 1972 |
Philanthropic Hall, Davidson College is a historic school building located on the campus of Davidson College at Davidson, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. It was built in 1849-1850, and is a two-story, temple-form brick structure three bays wide and three bays long in the Greek Revival style. The front facade features a prostyle tetrastyle Doric order pedimented portico supported by four massive stuccoed brick columns. The building faces Eumenean Hall across the original quadrangle of Davidson College. It was converted to office use in 1956.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]
References
External links
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NC-12-B-8, "Davidson College, Philanthropic Hall, Davidson, Mecklenburg County, NC", 3 photos, 3 measured drawings, 2 data pages
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Categories:
- Davidson College
- Historic American Buildings Survey in North Carolina
- University and college buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
- Greek Revival architecture in North Carolina
- School buildings completed in 1850
- Schools in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
- Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs