Fayetteville Street

Part of the original campus for the National Religious Training School, the adminstration building was destroyed by fire in January 1925.

06.25.13 (Photo by Gary Kueber) 06.25.13 - structure at rear (south) of property, next to NC RR tracks. (Photo by Gary Kueber) 06.25.13 (Photo by Gary Kueber)

The Berea Baptist Church was founded in 1855, yet this church building is from 1900. Next to the church is a graveyard that is the resting place of some early South Durham families.

Built by the Public Works Adminstration on the site of the original Boys' dormitory in 1939.

Completed 1937 as part of the Public Works Administration building campaign. The focal point of the flat-roofed building with English bond brick elevations is the two-story frame portico supported by streamlined Corinthian columns that shelters the three identical entrances. The auditorium seats 900 and is named in honor of one of the school's major benefactors, whose contributions and bequest totalled approximately $125,000.

As part of the inclusion of North Carolina College into the UNC system, the General Assembly approved funds for new campus buildings; the original frame dining hall was replaced with a brick building in 1930. New Dining Hall, 1930 This one-story Georgian Revival style building with basement also was designed by Atwood &Nash and completed in 1930 as...

Part of the original campus for the National Religious Training School, the adminstration building was destroyed by fire in January 1925.

Girls' Dormitory (Courtesy Duke Rare Book and Manuscript Collection) The Auditorium, with the Girls' Dormitory in the background, 1922. (Courtesy Duke Rare Book and Manuscript Collection) In 1923, the North Carolina State Legislature appropriated funds for the purchase and operations of the school, and the school was renamed the "Durham State...

The Auditorium, with the Girls' Dormitory in the background, 1922. (Courtesy Duke Rare Book and Manuscript Collection) In 1923, the North Carolina State Legislature appropriated funds for the purchase and operations of the school, and the school was renamed the "Durham State Normal School." By 1925, it was renamed the "North Carolina College for...