The Columns (Murfreesboro, North Carolina)

The Columns
Chowan College, HABS photo, July 1940
Location Jones Dr., Murfreesboro, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°26′33″N 77°5′59″W / 36.44250°N 77.09972°W / 36.44250; -77.09972Coordinates: 36°26′33″N 77°5′59″W / 36.44250°N 77.09972°W / 36.44250; -77.09972
Area 1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built 1852 (1852)
Architect Jones, Albert G.
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP Reference # 71000590[1]
Added to NRHP February 18, 1971

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]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. John B. Wells, III, and 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.


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