Main Building, Mitchell College

Main Building, Mitchell College
Main Building, Mitchell Community College, October 2011
LocationBroad St., Statesville, North Carolina
Coordinates35°46′58″N 80°53′39″W / 35.78278°N 80.89417°W / 35.78278; -80.89417
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built1854 (1854)-1856
ArchitectConrad, J.W.
Architectural styleGreek Revival
MPSIredell County MRA
NRHP reference No.73001354[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 25, 1973

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.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1] It is located in the Mitchell College Historic District.

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Survey and Planning Unit Staff (June 1972). "Main Building, Mitchell College" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved January 1, 2015.