Charles D. McIver School

Former Charles D. McIver School
Location 617 W. Lee St., Greensboro, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°3′47″N 79°48′4″W / 36.06306°N 79.80111°W / 36.06306; -79.80111Coordinates: 36°3′47″N 79°48′4″W / 36.06306°N 79.80111°W / 36.06306; -79.80111
Area 6.5 acres (2.6 ha)
Built 1923
Architect Starrett & Van Vleck
Architectural style Classical Revival
MPS Greensboro MPS
NRHP Reference # 92000177[1]
Added to NRHP April 3, 1992

The former Charles D. McIver School is a historic school building located at 617 W. Lee St. in Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina. It designed by noted architects Starrett & van Vleck in Classical Revival style. It was built in 1923, and is a long, symmetrical, two-story building faced with dark, wire-cut bricks. It features a central projecting pavilion that contains the school auditorium. The building was last used as a school in the 1970s. It was named for Charles Duncan McIver (1860 – 1906), founder and first president of the institution now known as The University of North Carolina at Greensboro.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Marvin A. Brown (September 1991). "Charles D. McIver School" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-11-01.


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