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East elevation, rear elevation, west elevation, details

Old Town Elementary School (Winston-Salem, N.C.)
Northup & O'Brien Architectural Records, 1917-1980 (MC00240)
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Item information

Title:
East elevation, rear elevation, west elevation, details
Topics:
Architecture
Subjects:
Roofing
Original Format:
Linen
Extent:
1/8 in. =1 ft.; 610mm x 991mm
Item identifier:
mc00240-001-ff0190-001-001_0002
Architect:
Northup, Willard Close more info on Northup, Willard Close, 1882-1942 
Created Date:
Genre:
Architectural drawings
Detail drawings
Elevations (architectural drawings)
Digital Project:
Beaux Arts to Modernism

Source information

Repository:
Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries
Collection:
Northup & O'Brien Architectural Records, 1917-1980 (MC00240) held by Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries
Note field:
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Rights:
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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: Old Town Elementary School (Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina)

Architect:
more info on Northup & O'Brien (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 
Built:
Street:
3930 Reynolda Road
Community:
Winston-Salem
State:
North Carolina
Zip:
27106
Architectural note:
Typical of other schools designed in the period, Old Town features Neo-Classical and Georgian Revival details, including fanlights, porticoes, and keystone archways. Acme Construction Co. served as the project's builders.
Historical note:
The school was one of many built during the increased period of school construction during the 1920s and 1930s in Forsyth County. Most of these schools were designed by Northrup and O'Brien.
Location:
Winston-Salem (N.C.)
Subjects:
Elementary school buildings
Historic buildings
Latitude, Longitude:
36.164548, -80.332102