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A Gymnasium for Mars Hill College

Mars Hill College (Mars Hill, N.C.)
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Item information

Title:
A Gymnasium for Mars Hill College
Topics:
Architecture
Subjects:
College buildings -- North Carolina -- History
Gymnasiums
Original Format:
Microforms
Extent:
12 1/8 x 21 7/8
Item identifier:
aam_RS0168_0001
Architect:
Smith and Carrier more info on Smith and Carrier 
Created Date:
Genre:
Architectural drawings
Elevations (architectural drawings)
Longitudinal sections
Digital Project:
Beaux Arts to Modernism

Source information

Repository:
Asheville Art Museum
Collection:
Richard Sharp Smith Collection (aam_RS) held by Asheville Art Museum
Note field:
Not all materials from the physical collection may have been scanned. Images may have been enhanced for web access.
Rights:
Reproduction and use of this material requires permission from the Asheville Art Museum.
Funding:
Digitization of this image was partially supported with federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources.

Building: Mars Hill College (Mars Hill, Madison County, North Carolina)

Historical note:
Madison County's Mars Hill College was founded in 1856 as the French Broad Baptist Institute. Shortly thereafter, the name was changed to Mars Hill College. http://go.ncsu.edu/marshillcollege_history
Location:
Mars Hill (N.C.)
Subjects:
College buildings
Historic buildings
Latitude, Longitude:
35.83, -82.55