Tompkins Hall, rear view
Tompkins Hall, NC State University (Raleigh, N.C.)
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Item information
- Title:
- Tompkins Hall, rear view
- Description:
- On the back of the photograph: "Textile Building after the fire in 1914 - showing back of building and section of tower added to tower for water tank. Tank was not uninstalled as the city of Raleigh increased the water pressure." Tompkins Hall is named for Daniel Augustus Tompkins who pushed for the College of Textiles and designed the building that now holds his name. The original hall was built in 1901, but destroyed by fire in 1914. It was rebuilt the same year.
- Topics:
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Campus and Town
- Subjects:
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Fires
Universities and colleges
- Original Format:
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Black and white print (photograph)
- Item identifier:
- 0003499
- Created Date:
- circa
- Genre:
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Architectural photographs
- Names:
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North Carolina State University. College of Textiles
more info on North Carolina State University. College of Textiles
North Carolina State University -- Buildings more info on North Carolina State University -- Buildings
North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts more info on North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
North Carolina State University -- Buildings -- Fires more info on North Carolina State University -- Buildings -- Fires
- Location:
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Raleigh (N.C.)
- Digital Project:
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University Archives Photographs
Source information
- Repository:
- Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries
- Collection:
- University Archives Photograph Collection. Campus facilities and views (UA023.005) held by Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries
- Note field:
- Not all materials from the physical collection may have been scanned. Images may have been enhanced for web access.
- Rights:
- For questions regarding copyright or permissions, please refer to our Reproduction, Use, Citation, and Copyright page (http://d.lib.ncsu.edu/collections/about).
Building: North Carolina State University, Daniel Augustus Tompkins Hall -- Textile Building (Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina)
- Architect:
- Upjohn, Hobart Brown, 1876-1949 more info on Upjohn, Hobart Brown, 1876-1949
- Engineer:
- Tompkins, Daniel Augustus, 1851-1914 more info on Tompkins, Daniel Augustus, 1851-1914
- Architect:
- Shumaker, Ross Edward, 1889-1960 more info on Shumaker, Ross Edward, 1889-1960
- Built:
- Street:
- NC State University Campus
- Community:
- NC State University
- State:
- NC
- Zip:
- 27606
- General note:
- Tompkins Hall is named for Daniel Augustus Tompkins, who pushed for the College of Textiles and designed the building that now holds his name. The original hall was built in 1901, but destroyed by fire in 1914. It was rebuilt the same year.
- Location:
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Raleigh (N.C.)
- Subjects:
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College buildings
Historic buildings
- Latitude, Longitude:
- 35.786701, -78.665199
