Philanthropic Hall, Davidson College

Philanthropic Hall, Davidson College
Philanthropic Hall, 2005
LocationDavidson College campus, Davidson, North Carolina
Coordinates35°29′57″N 80°50′47″W / 35.49917°N 80.84639°W / 35.49917; -80.84639
Area0.8 acres (0.32 ha)
Built1849 (1849)-1850
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.72000975[1]
Added to NRHPApril 13, 1972

Philanthropic Hall, Davidson College is a historic school building located on the campus of Davidson College at Davidson, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. It was built by the Philanthropic Society, a literary and debating society.[2]

It is a two-story, temple-form brick structure three bays wide and three bays long in the Greek Revival style. The front facade features a prostyle tetrastyle Doric order pedimented portico supported by four massive stuccoed brick columns. The brickwork is laid in Flemish bond.[3] The building faces Eumenean Hall across the original quadrangle of Davidson College.

It was converted to office use in 1956.[3] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Eumenean Hall, Davidson College Campus". Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission. Retrieved October 6, 2024 – via From the Nomination Form for the National Register of Historic Places, December 8, 1971.
  3. ^ a b John B. Wells, III (November 1971). "Philanthropic Hall, Davidson College" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved February 1, 2015.


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