North Carolina School for the Blind and Deaf Dormitory explained

North Carolina School for the Blind and Deaf Dormitory
Location:216 W. Jones St., Raleigh, North Carolina
Coordinates:35.7828°N -78.6431°W
Architect:Milburn, Frank P.
Architecture:Renaissance, Chateauesque
Added:August 11, 1976
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:76001343

North Carolina School for the Blind and Deaf Dormitory, also known as the Old Health Building, is a historic dormitory building located at Raleigh, North Carolina. It was designed by the architect Frank Pierce Milburn and built in 1898. It is a 3 1/2-story, rectangular, red brick, Châteauesque style building. It features a dramatic, towered dormered roofline and measures 104 feet wide and 85 feet deep. It consists of a rectangular block with parapeted gabled pavilions, three-story engaged towers, and a three-story rear wing. It is the only remaining structure of the North Carolina School for the Blind and Deaf, now known as Governor Morehead School. After the school moved to a new location in 1923, the building housed state offices.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Robert Topkins, John Baxton Flower, III, and Catherine Cockshutt . North Carolina School for the Blind and Deaf Dormitory . National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . June 1982 . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2015-06-01.