Peace College Main Building is the focal point of the Peace College campus in Raleigh , North Carolina . Built between 1859 and 1862, Main Building is located at the northern end of Wilmington Street in downtown Raleigh and is considered one of the largest antebellum buildings surviving in the city. During its early history, Main Building was used as a military hospital and offices for the Freedmen's Bureau . The building now contains offices, parlors , banquet rooms, and dormitory residences. Main Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 and is a designated Raleigh Historic Landmark.
17-489: Main Building is a common name for a building on some university and college campuses serving as home to administrative offices, such as president or provost and may refer to: Austria [ edit ] Main building (University of Vienna) Canada [ edit ] Main Building (Statistics Canada) Hong Kong [ edit ] HSBC Main Building, Hong Kong ,
34-829: A National Register of Historic Places listing in Washington County, Texas Main Building (University of Houston–Downtown) or Merchants and Manufacturers Building, Houston, Texas Old Main (Texas State University) or Main Building, Southwest Texas Normal School, San Marcos, Texas Main Building of Dixie College , a National Register of Historic Places listing in Washington County, Utah Southern Seminary Main Building , Buena Vista, Virginia Main Building (Montgomery, West Virginia) Mary Baldwin College, Main Building , Staunton, Virginia See also [ edit ] Administration Building (disambiguation) List of Old Main buildings Topics referred to by
51-425: A central portico supported by four Doric columns . Balusters are located between these columns on the three upper levels. The balconies offer views of downtown Raleigh. The building consists of three wings. The first and second floors of Main Building are occupied by faculty and administrative offices. The third and fourth floors are used as dormitory rooms by approximately 50 students. The West Wing contains
68-685: A majority of colleges. The only exceptions were Salem College , Louisburg College , Greensboro College , the Chowan Baptist Female Institute (now Chowan University ) and New Garden, an institution operated by Quakers . In 1847, Presbyterians in Raleigh passed a church resolution to provide an educational institution specifically for women. The resolution stated, "Be it resolved that the Reverend William N. Mebane and Elder Alfred M. Scales respectfully bring to
85-467: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Main building (University of Vienna) The Main building ( German : Hauptgebäude der Universität Wien , commonly shortened to Hauptuni ) is the central headquarters of the University of Vienna , it is located in the first district of Vienna and faces the so called Universitätsring . It
102-684: The 6th of June, 1862." After the Civil War ended in 1865, Main Building was used as the district headquarters of the Freedman's Bureau Agency. The Bureau was responsible for providing relief and education to refugees and former slaves during the Reconstruction period. In 1869 the Bureau moved to another location, and Main Building went through an extensive renovation. Because of the economic hardships experienced by many Southerners after
119-720: The Deaf: Main Building , Morganton, North Carolina, built by A.G. Bauer Peace College Main Building , Raleigh, North Carolina Main Building, Mitchell College , Statesville, North Carolina Main Building School , Wilmington, Ohio Main Building, U.S. Bureau of Mines , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Lander College Old Main Building , Greenwood, South Carolina All Saints School Main Building , Sioux Falls, South Dakota Main Building (St. Edward's University) , Austin, Texas Main Building (University of Texas at Austin) Main Building, Blinn College ,
136-602: The St. Mary's School with buildings, but on consultation with friends this idea was abandoned; and it was pointed out that the Peace Institute, then in an incompleted condition, could be had-and would be more suitable and cause less dissatisfaction. I visited the place and found a large brick framework,-the roof on,-but no floors and windows,-, General Holmes ' orders were to hurry up matters and, if necessary, to impress every able-bodied man in Raleigh and put .him to work-and get
153-1021: The University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky Xavier University Main Building, Convent and Library , New Orleans, Louisiana Main Building, Concordia College , a National Register of Historic Places listing in Clay County, Minnesota Camden Free Public Library Main Building , Camden, New Jersey New Mexico Military Institute Summer Camp, Main Building , a National Register of Historic Places listing in Lincoln County, New Mexico Low Memorial Library , Columbia University, New York, New York Hudson River State Hospital, Main Building , Poughkeepsie, New York Main Building (Vassar College) , Poughkeepsie, New York Main Building, Louisburg College , Louisburg, North Carolina, built by Albert Gamaliel Jones North Carolina School for
170-466: The War, the trustees of Peace Institute were unable to repay the loans for the building project. A local businessman, R. S. Pullen, assisted with repaying these loans. A joint-stock company led by local Presbyterians funded the curriculum of "three courses of instruction: Primary , Preparatory and Collegiate." With this funding, classes officially began at Main Building in 1872. In 1914, Peace became
187-469: The building ready. Major Pierce called in the contractor, Mr. Briggs, and he promised to put hands enough to work to get the Hospital ready in a month. ... In the meantime ... the floors were put down and frames made for the windows – no glass could be found – so the frames were covered with white domestic and painted to keep out the cold. ... As well as I can recollect ... the first patients were received on
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#1732764847329204-470: The first accredited junior college in the South, and eventually the primary and preparatory programs were discontinued at Main Building. The East Wing of the building was constructed in 1928. In 1995, Peace's curriculum was changed to baccalaureate status. Main Building is an example of Greek Revival architecture and is accented with Italianate designs. The facade of the four-story building contains
221-1112: The headquarters of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Iceland [ edit ] University of Iceland Main Building Philippines [ edit ] Main Building (University of Santo Tomas) Russia [ edit ] Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia main building , Moscow Main building of Moscow State University Sweden [ edit ] Lund University Main Building United Kingdom [ edit ] UCL Main Building , at University College London Ministry of Defence Main Building (United Kingdom) , Whitehall, London United States [ edit ] Main Building, Arkansas Baptist College , Little Rock, Arkansas Main Building (Torrance High School) , at Torrance High School in Torrance, California Main Building (University of Notre Dame) , South Bend, Indiana Main Building (University of Kentucky) , at
238-534: The new school. Peace Institute of Raleigh was incorporated on October 1, 1858. Construction of the building began in 1859, but when North Carolina seceded from the Union in 1861, the building was still incomplete. Thomas Hill, a surgeon for the Confederate States of America , was sent to Raleigh to open a hospital for wounded Confederate soldiers. Hill wrote: "It was at first proposed to take
255-610: The notice of the Orange Presbytery meeting in Raleigh the importance of establishing a female institution of learning to be under the direction of Orange Presbytery." William Peace, one of the founders of the University of North Carolina , was an elder in the First Presbyterian Church of Raleigh . Peace donated land and $ 10,000 (one-third of the total cost of Main Building) for the construction of
272-422: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Main Building . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Main_Building&oldid=893608253 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
289-712: Was designed by Heinrich Ferstel and built in 1873. Duke Rudolph IV established the University of Vienna March 12, 1365. Heinrich von Ferstel designed the Main building and it was opened by Emperor Franz Joseph I in 1884. 48°12′47″N 16°21′35″E / 48.2130°N 16.3597°E / 48.2130; 16.3597 Peace College Main Building Before the Civil War , women in North Carolina were not allowed to receive higher education at
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