Johnston Hall | |
Location: | 103 Antioch St., Elon, North Carolina |
Coordinates: | 36.1003°N -79.5003°W |
Built: | 1925 |
Architect: | Wood, John H. |
Architecture: | Classical Revival |
Added: | March 07, 1994 |
Refnum: | 94000130 |
Johnston Hall is a historic building located on the campus of Elon University in Elon, Alamance County, North Carolina. It was built in 1925, and is a substantial,two-story, H-shaped, red brick Classical Revival style building. The front facade features a one-story flat-roof porch carried by brick piers. The building is the historical centerpiece of the Elon Homes for Children campus, an orphanage founded in 1907.[1] [2] The building is named for Charles David Johnston, superintendent of the orphanage.[3]
The building was acquired by Elon University in 2003. It now serves as the headquarters for Elon University's Office of University Advancement.[4]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.