| Murphey School | |
| Location: | 3729 Murphy School Rd., near Hillsborough, North Carolina |
| Coordinates: | 36.0289°N -79.015°W |
| Built: | , 1939, 1959 |
| Architect: | Linthicum, Henri C.; et al. |
| Architecture: | Classical Revival, Bungalow/craftsman |
| Added: | August 20, 2009 |
| Refnum: | 09000637 |
Murphey School is a historic school complex located near Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina. The Murphey School was built in 1923, and is a one-story, Spanish Revival style brick building with a hip-on-hip roof covered in pressed metal shingles resembling terra cotta tiles. The front facade features a projecting central hip roof front entrance. Attached to the school is a one-story neoclassical style auditorium addition built in 1936 with a Doric order portico. Also on the property is a contributing -story bungalow style teacherage (c. 1923), well house (c. 1932), and water tower (c. 1936).[1]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.
The Murphey School Auditorium is the current home of Burning Coal Theatre Company.