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Park Shops, light fixture

Park Shops, NC State University (Raleigh, N.C.)
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Item information

Title:
Park Shops, light fixture
Description:
Park Shops are named after Charles Benjamin Park (1867-1944), an expert machinist, who was superintendent of shop at NC State for almost fifty years, beginning in 1891. The Shops were built in 1914 and originally used by the mechanical engineering department for shop classes.
Topics:
Campus and Town
Subjects:
Universities and colleges
Original Format:
Digital photograph, color
Item identifier:
funk_light0010
Photographer:
Funkhouser, Edward T. more info on Funkhouser, Edward T. (Edward Truman), 1946- 
Created Date:
circa
Genre:
Close-up views
Names:
North Carolina State University more info on North Carolina State University 
North Carolina State University -- Buildings more info on North Carolina State University -- Buildings 
Location:
Raleigh (N.C.)
Digital Project:
Edward T. Funkhouser Photographs

Building: North Carolina State University, Charles B. Park Shops (Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina)

Location:
Raleigh (N.C.)
Subjects:
College buildings
Latitude, Longitude:
35.7855, -78.667099