North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering, Bird's Eye-View

E. S. King Religious Center, NC State University (Raleigh, N.C.)
NC State University Student Supply Store (Raleigh, N.C.)
Riddick Field House, NC State University (Raleigh, N.C.)
Riddick Field, NC State University (Raleigh, N.C.)
Yarborough Steam Plant, NC State University (Raleigh, N.C.)
NC State University Zoology Building (Raleigh, N.C.)
Page Hall, NC State University (Raleigh, N.C.)
Polk Hall, NC State University (Raleigh, N.C.)
1911 Building, NC State University (Raleigh, N.C.)
Patterson Hall, NC State University (Raleigh, N.C.)
Ricks Hall, NC State University (Raleigh, N.C.)
Watauga Hall, NC State University (Raleigh, N.C.)
Holladay Hall, NC State University (Raleigh, N.C.)
NC State University Memorial Belltower (Raleigh, N.C.)
Primrose Hall, NC State University (Raleigh, N.C.)
Pullen Hall, NC State University (Raleigh, N.C.)
Peele Hall, NC State University (Raleigh, N.C.)
Tompkins Hall, NC State University (Raleigh, N.C.)
Winston Hall, NC State University (Raleigh, N.C.)
Leazar Hall, NC State University (Raleigh, N.C.)
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Title:
North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering, Bird's Eye-View
Description:
North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering, Bird's Eye-View Omitting Trees and Landscaping, August, 1937, J. D. Paulson; Courtesy of Students Supply Store. "On the Campus" -- YMCA Building; Official Names of N. C. State College Streets, 1938
Topics:
Campus and Town
University History
Subjects:
College buildings
College campuses
Streets
Universities and colleges
Original Format:
Map
Item identifier:
ua003_001-001-ff0001-000-001_0001
Artist:
Paulson, J. D. more info on Paulson, J. D. 
Created Date:
to
Genre:
Aerial views
Historical maps
Names:
North Carolina State University -- History more info on North Carolina State University -- History 
North Carolina State College more info on North Carolina State College 
Location:
Raleigh (N.C.)
Digital Project:
University Archives

Building: North Carolina State University, E. S. King Religious Center -- YMCA Building (Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina)

Community:
NC State University
State:
NC

Building: North Carolina State University, Student Supply Store -- Bookstore (Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina)

Architect:
more info on Small, G. Milton (George Milton), Jr., 1916-1992 
Built:
Demolished:
Community:
NC State University
State:
NC
Location:
Raleigh (N.C.)
Subjects:
College buildings
Stores, Retail
Latitude, Longitude:
35.784599, -78.671402

Building: North Carolina State University, Wallace Carl Riddick Field House (Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina)

Building: North Carolina State University, Wallace Carl Riddick Field (Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina)

Architect:
more info on Shumaker, Ross Edward, 1889-1960 
Built:
Street:
NC State University Campus
Community:
NC State University
State:
NC

Building: North Carolina State University, Louis Thompson Yarborough Steam Plant (Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina)

Architect-engineer:
more info on Sirrine, Joseph Emory, 1872-1947 
Architect-engineer:
more info on J.E. Sirrine Company 
Built:
Street:
NC State University Campus
Community:
NC State University
State:
NC
Zip:
27607
Location:
Raleigh (N.C.)
Subjects:
College buildings
Steam power plants
Latitude, Longitude:
35.784401, -78.667397

Building: North Carolina State University, Zoology Building (Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina)

Community:
NC State University
State:
NC
Historical note:
North Carolina State University's Zoology building once stood where Mann Hall stands today. It was demolished in the 1950s.
Location:
Raleigh (N.C.)
Subjects:
College buildings
Lecture halls

Building: North Carolina State University, Walter Hines Page Hall (Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina)

Architect:
more info on Upjohn, Hobart Brown, 1876-1949 
Community:
NC State University
State:
NC
Zip:
27607
Location:
Raleigh (N.C.)
Subjects:
College buildings
Lecture halls
Latitude, Longitude:
35.7859, -78.667

Building: North Carolina State University, Leonidas LaFayette Polk Hall (Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina)

Architect:
more info on Upjohn, Hobart Brown, 1876-1949 
Built:
Community:
NC State University
State:
NC
Zip:
26707
Location:
Raleigh (N.C.)
Subjects:
College buildings
Lecture halls
Latitude, Longitude:
35.786098, -78.669899

Building: North Carolina State University, 1911 Building (Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina)

Built:
Community:
NC State University
State:
NC
Location:
Raleigh (N.C.)
Subjects:
College buildings
Historic buildings
Lecture halls
Latitude, Longitude:
35.786499, -78.667297

Building: North Carolina State University, Samuel Ledgerwood Patterson Hall -- Agriculture Building (Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina)

Building: North Carolina State University, Robert Henry Ricks Hall (Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina)

Building: North Carolina State University, Watauga Residence Hall (Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina)

Location:
Raleigh (N.C.)
Subjects:
College buildings
Dormitories
Historic buildings
Student housing
Latitude, Longitude:
35.785099, -78.664597

Building: North Carolina State University, Alexander Quarles Holladay Hall (Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina)

Architect:
more info on Upjohn, Hobart Brown, 1876-1949 
Architect:
more info on Carson, Charles L., 1847-1891 
Built:
Street:
1005 Capability Drive
Community:
NC State University
State:
NC
Zip:
27606
Historical note:
Holladay Hall was the first building on campus and, for years, contained virtually the entire college. Prisoners of the state penitentiary built what was then called "Main Building" with bricks donated by the prison. Though it had no electricity or running water, the basement contained laboratories, a kitchen, a dining hall, and a rarity for that era--a gymnasium. Offices, classrooms, and a library of books donated by professors were located on the first floor. A total of 72 students lived on the second and third floors, paying a tuition of $130 per year, which could be reduced for students who swept floors, made fires, and waited tables at seven cents an hour. The building, of Romanesque revival design and with an exceptionally beautiful hallway, has been designated as a historic site by the City Council of Raleigh.
Provenance note:
In 1915, the building was named Holladay Hall in honor of Alexander Quarles Holladay, NC State's first president. Holladay originally applied to NC State (then called the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts) as an English professor, but was offered the presidency instead. He had studied languages, moral philosophy and law at the University of Virginia and the University of Berlin before fighting in the Civil War as an aid to General Bragg. Holladay was president of the Stonewall Jackson Institute as well as the Florida State Agricultural College at Lake City before he served NC State from 1889-1899.
Location:
Raleigh (N.C.)
Subjects:
College buildings
Historic buildings
Latitude, Longitude:
35.7855, -78.664001

Building: North Carolina State University, Memorial Belltower -- Memorial Tower (Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina)

Architect:
more info on Deacy, William Henry 
Street:
2701 Sullivan Drive
Community:
NC State University
State:
NC
Zip:
27607
Location:
Raleigh (N.C.)
Subjects:
Bell towers
College campuses
Historic buildings
Monuments
Latitude, Longitude:
35.786098, -78.663498

Building: North Carolina State University, Primrose Hall (Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina)

Community:
NC State University
State:
NC
Zip:
27607
Location:
Raleigh (N.C.)
Subjects:
College buildings
Lecture halls
Latitude, Longitude:
35.7864, -78.664398

Building: North Carolina State University, Richard Stanhope Pullen Hall (Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina)

Building: North Carolina State University, William Joseph Peele Hall (Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina)

Architect:
more info on Upjohn, Hobart Brown, 1876-1949 
Community:
NC State University
State:
NC
Zip:
26707
Location:
Raleigh (N.C.)
Subjects:
College buildings
Lecture halls
Latitude, Longitude:
35.785801, -78.664597

Building: North Carolina State University, Daniel Augustus Tompkins Hall -- Textile Building (Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina)

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:
Raleigh (N.C.)
Subjects:
College buildings
Historic buildings
Latitude, Longitude:
35.786701, -78.665199

Building: North Carolina State University, George Tayloe Winston Hall (Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina)

Street:
27607
Community:
NC State University
State:
NC
Location:
Raleigh (N.C.)
Subjects:
College buildings
Lecture halls
Latitude, Longitude:
35.786999, -78.666397

Building: North Carolina State University, Augustus Leazar Dining Hall (Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina)