Elon College Historic District

Elon College Historic District is a national historic district located on the campus of Elon University at Elon, Alamance County, North Carolina. It encompasses 6 contributing buildings and 1 contributing object that form the historic core of the Elon College campus. They are the West Dormitory (1907), and five buildings built between 1923–1927 which form an H-shaped complex: Alamance Building, Whitley Auditorium, Carlton Library, Duke Science Building, and Mooney Building. The object is a monument erected in 1929. All of the buildings are three-story red brick buildings of Colonial Revival / Georgian Revival design.[2]

Elon College Historic District
Alamance Building, Elon University, April 2007
Elon College Historic District is located in North Carolina
Elon College Historic District
Elon College Historic District is located in the United States
Elon College Historic District
LocationS side of Haggard Ave. between William and O'Kelly, Elon, North Carolina
Coordinates36°6′7″N 79°30′17″W / 36.10194°N 79.50472°W / 36.10194; -79.50472
Area9 acres (3.6 ha)
Built1907 (1907), 1923-1927
ArchitectHunter, Herbert B.; Stout, Joe W.
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Georgian Revival
NRHP reference No.88000166[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 22, 1988

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Cindy Craig and Tim Sumner (Spring 1986). "Elon College Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved August 1, 2014.