Jack P. Jordan, Bruce Poulton, and James Hunt at land acquisition event

Dorothea Dix Hospital (Raleigh, N.C.)
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Title:
Jack P. Jordan, Bruce Poulton, and James Hunt at land acquisition event
Description:
Jack P. Jordan, brother of former Lt. Governor Robert Jordan (Chancellor Bruce Poulton is on the right, Governor James Hunt in the center). Jack P. Jordan was Board of Trustees Chairman when Gov. Hunt transferred 355 acres from the Dorothea Dix land to NC State in December 1984, 3 weeks before the end of his gubernatorial term.
Topics:
People
Subjects:
College administrators
Events
Original Format:
Black and white print (photograph)
Item identifier:
ua023_024-001-bx0013-025-024
Created Date:
Names:
North Carolina State University -- Administration more info on North Carolina State University -- Administration 
Jordan, Jack P. more info on Jordan, Jack P. 
Poulton, Bruce R. (Bruce Robert) more info on Poulton, Bruce R. (Bruce Robert) 
Hunt, James B. more info on Hunt, James B., 1937- 
Location:
Raleigh (N.C.)
Digital Project:
University Archives Photographs

Building: Dix, Dorothea Hospital (Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina)

Architect:
more info on Northup & O'Brien (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 
Architect:
more info on Davis, Alexander Jackson, 1803-1892 
Built:
Street:
820 South Boylan Ave.
Community:
Raleigh
State:
North Carolina
Zip:
27603
Architectural note:
The hospital building includes 'Davisean' windows. The core was razed in the mid twentieth century.
Historical note:
The hospital was founded for the insane, and the campus includes other late nineteenth and early twentieth century buildings, such as this structure.
Location:
Raleigh (N.C.)
Subjects:
Historic buildings
Historic sites
Mental health facilities
Latitude, Longitude:
35.771587, -78.653443