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Rear elevation, side elevation, main floor plan, foundation plan, various details

Richmond School (Tobaccoville, N.C.)
Vienna School (Pfafftown, N.C.)
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Item information

Title:
Rear elevation, side elevation, main floor plan, foundation plan, various details
Topics:
Architecture
Subjects:
Bathrooms
Cupboards
Doors
Footings
Girders
Roofs -- Design and construction
School buildings
Siding (Building materials)
Sills (Opening components)
Wainscoting
Original Format:
Linen
Extent:
various scales; 533mm x 889mm
Item identifier:
mc00240-001-ff0210-001-001_0001
Created Date:
to
Genre:
Detail drawings
Elevations (architectural drawings)
Floor plans (architectural drawings)
Foundation plans
Location:
Pfafftown (N.C.)
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:
Not all materials from the physical collection may have been scanned. Images may have been enhanced for web access.
Rights:
Should an heir or copyright holder present a verifiable claim to ownership of the intellectual property, the Libraries will work with said heir to determine the best course of action to balance copyright holder's rights with public accessibility.
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: Richmond School (Tobaccoville, Forsyth County, North Carolina)

Architect:
more info on Northup & O'Brien (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 
Built:
Demolished:
Street:
6315 Tobaccoville Road
Community:
Tobaccoville
State:
North Carolina
Zip:
27050
Historical note:
The new school housed students from grades one through twelve and was named Old Richmond High School until 1955 when the new Northwest High School was opened on Murray Road. In 1977 this Old Richmond building was demolished to make room for the new elementary school.
Location:
Tobaccoville (N.C.)
Subjects:
School buildings
Latitude, Longitude:
36.206102, -80.388379

Building: Vienna School (Pfafftown, Forsyth County, North Carolina)

Architect:
more info on Northup & O'Brien (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 
Built:
Street:
1975 Chickasha Road
Community:
Pfafftown
State:
North Carolina
Zip:
27106
Location:
Pfafftown (N.C.)
Subjects:
School buildings
Latitude, Longitude:
36.140543, -80.387834