North Carolina School for the Blind and Deaf Dormitory
North Carolina School for the Blind and Deaf Dormitory, also known as the Old Health Building, is a historic dormitory building located at Raleigh, North Carolina. It was designed by the architect Frank Pierce Milburn and built in 1898. It is a 3 1/2-story, rectangular, red brick, Châteauesque style building. It features a dramatic, towered dormered roofline and measures 104 feet wide and 85 feet deep. It consists of a rectangular block with parapeted gabled pavilions, three-story engaged towers, and a three-story rear wing. It is the only remaining structure of the North Carolina School for the Blind and Deaf. After the school moved to a new location in 1923, the building housed state offices.[2]
North Carolina School for the Blind and Deaf Dormitory | |
North Carolina School for the Blind and Deaf Dormitory, September 2014 | |
Location | 216 W. Jones St., Raleigh, North Carolina |
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Coordinates | 35°46′58″N 78°38′35″W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1898 |
Architect | Milburn, Frank P. |
Architectural style | Renaissance, Chateauesque |
NRHP reference No. | 76001343[1] |
Added to NRHP | August 11, 1976 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- Robert Topkins, John Baxton Flower, III, and Catherine Cockshutt (June 1982). "North Carolina School for the Blind and Deaf Dormitory" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-06-01.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)