Main Building, Mitchell College Explained

Main Building, Mitchell College
Nrhp Type:cp
Nocat:yes
Location:Broad St., Statesville, North Carolina
Coordinates:35.7828°N -80.8942°W
Built:-1856
Architect:Conrad, J.W.
Architecture:Greek Revival
Added:January 25, 1973
Refnum:73001354

Main Building, Mitchell College is a historic building located on the campus of Mitchell Community College at Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina. It was built in 1854–1856, and is a three-story stuccoed brick building with a heroic hexastyle Doric order portico in the Greek Revival style. It is T-shaped in plan, 13 bays wide and 3 bays deep, with a five-bay-deep and three-bay-wide wing. Atop the roof is an octagonal wooden cupola. An east wing, Shearer Music Hall, was added to the structure in 1907.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. It is located in the Mitchell College Historic District.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Survey and Planning Unit Staff. Main Building, Mitchell College . National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . June 1972 . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2015-01-01.