QMP Roadmap Module 2 Queens Historic Architecture

Title:

Harris House Original/Historic Name: Cameron Morrison House

Series Title:

Historic Campus Architecture Project (HCAP)

Creator:

Original owner: Cameron Morrison

Place of Publication:

N/A

Publisher:

N/A

Publication Date:

1919, original construction Function: ca. 1919-1927, private residence (of Cameron Morrison) Function: ca. 1927-1970, private residence (of Harris family) Function: ca. 1972-1989, other (Presbyterian Career and Personal Counseling Center) 1989 - Present Harris Welcome Center

Language:

English

Physical Description:

Foundation: masonry Walls: brick Roof: slate

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:

Colleges and Universities - North Carolina - Charlotte
Cameron Morris House
Harris House
Campus Architecture

Spatial Coverage:

Charlotte, Mecklenburg, NC

Notes

Abstract:

The mansion was constructed in 1919 and is a nice example of the Colonial Revival style. It is historically noteworthy due to its original owner. Cameron Morrison (1869-1953) was a native of Richmond County, North Carolina, and he studied law in Greensboro in 1892. He practiced law in Richmond County and began his political career there in the 1890s as the leader of the White Supremacist Red Shirt Movement. He was Mayor of Rockingham, NC, in 1893 and was elected to the State Senate in 1900. He moved his law practice to Charlotte in 1905.According to the Charlotte Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission, Morrison commissioned a home in Myers Park in 1919, although the University inventory of buildings shows a construction date of 1915. (This discrepancy has yet to be resolved). In 1919, Morrison was President of the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce. Soon after the family moved into the house, his wife, May Tomlinson Morrison, died. In 1920, Cameron Morrison again entered the state political arena when he ran for Governor. He defeated O. Max Gardner in the Democratic primary and going on to win the general election as well. He maintained his Charlotte residence while in office (1921-1925). Morrison's primary platform centered on the good roads program. He secured funding to upgrade primary roads and relieve counties of the burden of road maintenance. The program, he claimed, would "bring North Carolina out of the mud" These primary roads would be hard-surfaced and would connect county seats with important towns. A number of the newly paved roads led to Charlotte, which aided in the city's growth. The connecting highways both north/south and east/west positioned North Carolina as a progressive and mobile southern state, increasing the flow of commerce/transportation and unifying the state. Morrison was thus known as the "Good Roads Governor" He was also interested in education and spearheaded improvements in the buildings at the University (UNC-Chapel Hill), State College (NCSU), and Women's College (UNCG), as well as construction of county primary and secondary schools. Despite his early political background, he supported African-American education. A training/reform school for Negro boys was established in Richmond County and named for Governor Morrison. He also worked to improve state medical facilities, specifically those facilities dealing with the treatment of mentally and emotionally ill patients. He is credited with the final overthrow of Republicanism in the state.In 1924, Morrison married Sara Ecker Watts, a millionairess and widow from Durham, NC. After his term of office was over, the Morrisons returned to Charlotte to live. Morrison was appointed to the U.S. Senate in 1930. He filled the seat left vacant by the death of Lee S. Overman. He did not, however, win reelection. In 1942 he was elected to Congress, where he generally supported Roosevelt's wartime policies. Mrs. Morrison was very active in charity work in the Charlotte area and was a trustee at Queens University of Charlotte from 1929-1940. She also donated the funds to build the first "new" building on campus, Morrison Hall, in 1927. The Morrisons began construction on a new house soon after returning to Charlotte. Morrocroft was a huge country estate and farm located on the very outskirts of Myers Park. According to the Historic Commission, the house at 1830 Queens Road was sold. However, it stayed in the family for a number of years and became the residence of James J. and Angelia Morrison Harris. Mr. Harris was a member of the Board of Trustees of Queens University of Charlotte from 1941-1986 and was influential in the growth of Charlotte. Harris was not only the President of James J. Harris & Co., an insurance company, but also served on thirteen corporate boards (Wachovia, NCNB, and American Credit), as well as charitable, University, and medical boards.In the 1970s the residence became the Presbyterian Career and Personal Counseling Center, established by the Synod of North Carolina in 1972-1973. It served the piedmont and western North Carolina and provided personal and vocational counseling and testing. All services were available to Queens students. In 1989, the Counseling center moved. The University named the building Harris House in honor of James J. Harris. It is the headquarters of the Continuing Education Program.

General Note:

Crabtree, Beth G. North Carolina Governors 1585-1974 Brief Sketches. Raleigh, NC: Division of Archives and History, Department of Cultural Resources, 1974. Powell, William S. " Cameron Morrison." Dictionary of North Carolina Biography. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, 1991, 328-30. Cameron Morrison papers. Robinson-Spangler Carolina Room, the Charlotte and Mecklenburg County Public Library, Charlotte, NC.

Record Information

Source Institution:

Queens University of Charlotte Institutional Collection

Holding Location:

Queens University of Charlotte Institutional Collection

Rights Management:

All rights reserved by the source institution.

QDL Membership

Aggregations:

Queens University of Charlotte Institutional Collection
Historic Campus Architecture Collection

Title:

Dana Auditorium

Series Title:

Historic Campus Architecture Project (HCAP)

Creator:

J.N. Pease Associates

Place of Publication:

Queens College

Publisher:

N/A

Publication Date:

1966; Original Construction

Language:

English

Physical Description:

Foundation: masonry Walls: brick (exterior); plaster (interior) Roof: Gravel/slag-surfaced roof w/ metal coverings

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:

Colleges and Universities - North Carolina - Charlotte
Campus Architecture
Dana Auditorium

Spatial Coverage:

Charlotte, Mecklenburg, NC

Notes

Abstract:

Dedicated in 1966 alongside the opening of the E.H. Little Fine Arts Center, this auditorium seated 1,040 persons.

Record Information

Source Institution:

Queens University of Charlotte Institutional Collection

Holding Location:

Queens University of Charlotte Institutional Collection

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All rights reserved by the source institution.

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Aggregations:

Queens University of Charlotte Institutional Collection
Historic Charlotte Postcard Collection

Title:

Hayes Residence Hall and Watkins Art Building Original/Historic Name: North Hall and South Hall (1914-1921), North Hall: Long Memorial Hall (1921-1997), Hayes Residence Hall (1997); South Hall: Mildred Watkins Memorial (1921)

Series Title:

Historic Campus Architecture Project (HCAP)

Creator:

Hook, C. C. (original construction) Jenkins Peer Architects (exterior restoration and interior modernization)

Place of Publication:

N/A

Publisher:

N/A

Publication Date:

1914, original construction 1994, exterior restoration and interior modernization Function: ca. 1914-present (2007), residence hall Function: ca. 2004-present (2007), academic department building (art: Watkins Art Building) Function: ca. 2004-present

Language:

English

Physical Description:

Foundation: masonry Walls: brick Roof: Ludowici-style tile

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:

Colleges and Universities - North Carolina - Charlotte
Campus Architecture
Hayes Hall
Watkins Hall
North Hall
South Hall

Spatial Coverage:

Charlotte, Mecklenburg, NC

Notes

Abstract:

Hayes Residence Hall and the Watkins Art Building, originally designed by C. C. Hook as North and South Dormitories, are among the campus's original five buildings. Hook was inventive in his adaptation of stylistic effects for an eclectic approach to the Georgian style, and the dormitories have the same stylistic adaptations as Queens Hall (formerly Burwell Hall). As with Jernigan and McEwen, they are identical and face each other across a quadrangle of trees and grass behind the Administration (Burwell) Building..According to Mildred Morse McEwen, At the time that North (Long) and South (Watkins) dormitories were built, it was unusual for a dormitory to be arranged in suites with a bath between every two rooms. Queens was so modern in those days that it is hard to realize [why the following statement from the catalog is important] The bathrooms render washstands and crockery unnecessary" (Queens College, Yesterday and Today.[Charlotte, NC: Heritage Printers,1980], 90).North Dormitory was renamed Lily Long Memorial Hall in 1921. This honors Miss Elizabeth Long, who began teaching at Charlotte Female Institute (CFI) in 1864. She briefly taught in the Concord public schools and returned to CFI in 1878. When President Atkinson resigned in 1891, Miss Long reorganized the school under the name Seminary for Girls and kept the institution open during difficult financial times. In 1896 the Seminary for Girls joined newly chartered Presbyterian College for Women. Miss Long was President of this institution from 1896-1899, and Lady Principal [Dean] from 1899-1910. She was also the honorary president of the Alumnae Association and its first life member. A former student described her as "one who has perhaps participated in the education of more girls than any other woman in North Carolina. [O]ne but for whose unselfish generosity at a particular crisis in the history of the Institution there would be no Queens College today. She has spent her life in an effort to ennoble the lives around her." (McEwen, 67)..The building is now called Hayes Residence Hall. It is named for Queens alumna and Board of Trustees Member Mariam Cannon Hayes, '37. The lobby in Hayes Hall is the Lily Long Lobby to honor her memory and devoted service to Queens.In 1994, Jenkins Peer Architects completed an exterior restoration and interior modernization of Hayes..South Dormitory was named Mildred Watkins Memorial Hall in 1922 and was identical to Hayes. The rooms were arranged in suites with a bathroom between. Miss Mildred C. Watkins was an instructor of bible studies and a faculty member of the Seminary for Girls and Presbyterian College for Women from 1895-1909. According to a manuscript on the history of our institution, Miss Watkins "[was] one of the ablest and most intellectual women of the Southern Presbyterian Church. Her influence over the young women she taught was indeed remarkable (Rena Harrell Chambers, Our Mother and Our Queen: A History of Queens College. Unpublished manuscript, Queens University of Charlotte Archives, C89-5, Box 135-136], 34). Watkins eventually; left Presbyterian College for Women and went to China, where she taught the Bible in the Shanghai American School. From 1915-1917 she taught at Kashing High School in China. She died in China. Watkins was first remodeled in the late 1970s to house the Art Department. It contains an art gallery, studios/classrooms, and a dark room, as well as faculty offices for Art professors on the first floors. Recent second-floor renovations provide more room for History and Education faculty offices.

General Note:

http://www.queens.edu Bishir, Catherine, et. al. Architects and Builders in North Carolina: A History of the Practice of Building. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, 1990. Hankin, Lisa Bush. " Charles Christian Hook." Online (2006).

Record Information

Source Institution:

Queens University of Charlotte Institutional Collection

Holding Location:

Queens University of Charlotte Institutional Collection

Rights Management:

All rights reserved by the source institution.

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Aggregations:

Queens University of Charlotte Institutional Collection
Historic Campus Architecture Collection

Postcard Information

Format:

Mixed Material

Title:

Jernigan Building Original/Historic Name: Conservatory of Music (1914-1924), Ninniss Music Building (1924-1963), Jernigan Student Center (1963-1989)

Series Title:

Historic Campus Architecture Project (HCAP)

Creator:

Hook, C. C. (original construction) ( Architect )

Place of Publication:

N/A

Publisher:

N/A

Publication Date:

1963, interior remodeled 1976, remodeled 1990, remodeled 1914, original construction Function: 1963-1989, student union Function: ca. 1914, academic department building (conservatory of music) Function: ca. 1914, auditorium Function: ca. 1914-1950, chapel

Language:

English

Physical Description:

Foundation: masonry Walls: brick (exterior); plaster (interior) Roof: Ludowici-style tile Period Eclecticism.

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:

Colleges and Universities - North Carolina - Charlotte
Jerningan Building
Ninniss Music Building
Conservatory of Music
Campus Architecture

Spatial Coverage:

Charlotte, Mecklenburg, NC

Notes

Abstract:

This is one of the original five buildings designed by C. C. Hook. (Hook was inventive in his adaptation of stylistic effects for an eclectic approach to the Georgian style; the building has the same stylistic adaptations as Queens Hall (formerly Burwell Hall)). Originally it housed the Conservatory of Music, and the auditorium on one side of the building featured a pipe organ on stage. Chapel services were held here, as well as all the musical recitals. Although the exterior looks untouched, the interior was completely remodeled in 1963. It functioned as a student center from 1963-1989. The post office, snack bar, day student lounges, and offices of student government and student publications were housed here until the 1980s. In the 1990s the snack bar closed, and the drama department used the space for the Black Box Theatre. When the post office moved, the first floor was remodeled as office space for the business office, the student bank, human resources, financial aid, and registrar. Jernigan was named in honor of former President Dr. Charlton C. Jernigan, who taught at the University of North Carolina Greensboro and Florida State University in their classics departments before coming to Queens. He was President for two years before he died in office. During his administration, two new buildings were erected, a number were remodeled, and the students were actively involved in campus life. He gave them a vision for the College. Since 1963, the building has been renovated twice, in 1976 and 1990.

General Note:

Bishir, Catherine, et. al. Architects and Builders in North Carolina: A History of the Practice of Building. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, 1990. Hankin, Lisa Bush. " Charles Christian Hook." Online (2006).

Record Information

Source Institution:

Queens University of Charlotte Institutional Collection

Holding Location:

Queens University of Charlotte Institutional Collection

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All rights reserved by the source institution.

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Aggregations:

Queens University of Charlotte Institutional Collection
Historic Campus Architecture Collection

Postcard Information

Format:

Mixed Material

Title:

Queens Hall (formerly Burwell Hall)

Series Title:

Historic Campus Architecture Project (HCAP)

Creator:

Hook, C.C.

Place of Publication:

N/A

Publisher:

N/A

Publication Date:

1914; original construction

Language:

English

Physical Description:

Foundation: masonry Walls: brick (exterior); plaster (interior) Roof: Ludowici-style tile

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:

Colleges and Universities - North Carolina - Charlotte
Campus Architecture
Queens Hall
Burwell Hall

Spatial Coverage:

Charlotte, Mecklenburg, NC

Notes

Summary:

1914, original construction Function: 1914-1959, library Function: 1914-1966, other (literary society rooms) Function: ca. 1914, admissions office (College of Arts and Sciences and Hayworth College) Function: ca. 1914-1927, dining hall (and kitchen) Period: Eclecticism

Biographical:

Landscape architect John Nolen designed the original campus plan of the University while designing the Myers Park neighborhood, where Queens University of Charlotte is located. Nolen and developer George Stephens planned Myers Park as a true neighborhood with an economic mix of housing, schools, grocery stores, and "mass transit" --no house was more than two blocks from the streetcar trolley. Queens College (now Queens University) was included as a part of the community. Stephens offered land to the Presbyterian College for Women, which was located uptown on College Street. The Trustees accepted the offer, and the Stephens Company granted fifty acres of land to Presbyterian College for Women in exchange for their original College Street building. The President of Queens and Nolen met to finalize the location of the campus in 1912. Nolen's design for Queens positioned the original five buildings in an "H" configuration. The campus is one of the first in North Carolina to be designed using quadrangles. When the college moved to its current location, the name was changed to Queens College. Twenty-five 25 acres were sold to finance the construction of the original buildings. In 1913 Charles Christian (C. C.) Hook was engaged to design the first buildings on the campus. Hook was Charlotte's first full-time architect. He studied at Washington University, came to Charlotte in 1891 to teach mechanical drawing, and became one of North Carolina's top designers. He designed Charlotte's City Hall, early buildings of Trinity College (1895-1925, now Duke University), and mansions in Charlotte and other cities. He is well known for his Colonial Revival style and was a member of the North Carolina Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. Queens Hall is the focal point of the College's original five buildings and has always contained the administrative offices. Queens Hall is Georgian with eclectic stylistic modifications. Hook used an architectural motif of tapestry brick for the walls. The roof is a hip-roof of Spanish clay tile. The Neoclassical porticos are of Indiana limestone, as is the trim on the windows. Hook modified the Colonial double-sash window by exaggerating the height and balancing that exaggeration with elongated individual panes. In 1914, the building was called the Administration Building. It housed the library, dining hall, kitchen, Pi Delta and Gamma Sigma Literary Society halls, and classrooms. In 1920 it was named Burwell Hall in honor of the first president of the Charlotte Female Institute (the antecedent institution of Presbyterian College for Women), Rev. Robert Burwell, and his wife, Margaret Anna. They directed Charlotte Female Institute from 1857 to 1872, with Dr. Burwell listed as the principal, Mrs. Burwell as the matron. She was very involved with activities in the school. A marble tablet honoring Mrs. Burwell was moved from the Presbyterian College building and set in the building’s main entrance. The tablet reads, "This Hall is Erected to the Glory of God. It is Dedicated to the Memory of Margaret Anna Burwell, Wife, Mother, Educator" Since 1966, this building has been used exclusively for administrative offices. The building housed the Admissions Offices of Hayworth College and the College of Arts and Sciences. It currently houses the President's Office, the Vice President for Academic Affairs, and University Advancement. The interior has been remodeled during different periods of the University's history. The first major change took place when Morrison Hall was constructed in 1927. The kitchen and dining room were moved and the library was expanded. The library was moved out in 1959 and a Board Room was constructed in its place. In the 1940s, Queens Hall was used as the social center for the campus. Dean Albright chaperoned meetings between the female students and their male visitors, as male visitors were not allowed on the back campus. The parlors on the first floor were refurbished with new drapes, furniture, oriental carpets, and refinished wood floors. The parlors contain antique English and French mirrors that are original to the building. Chaperones used the mirrors to watch the three rooms from one vantage point. The central parlor was flanked to the left by the game parlor and to the right by the music parlor. These were the original Literary Society Halls. Today, the parlors are used for social functions and small group meetings. The University faculty and staff also meet here for a social hour. In 2020 Queens University of Charlotte’s Board of Trustees voted unanimously to rename the university’s main administration building, given the Burwells’ ties to slavery. The new name is Queens Hall.

Citation/Reference:

Bishir, Catherine, et. al. Architects and Builders in North Carolina: A History of the Practice of Building. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, 1990. Hankin, Lisa Bush. " Charles Christian Hook." Online (2006). Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission. Queens University of Charlotte, Charlotte, NC. "http://www.cmhpf.org/educationhook.htm" "http://www.cmhpf.org/educationhook.htm none John Nolen Papers. 1890-1938, 1954-1960. Division of Rare & Manuscript Collections, Kroch Library, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. Kratt, Mary Norton, and Thomas W. Hanchett. Legacy: The Myers Park Story. Charlotte, NC: Myers Park Foundation, 1986. McEwen, Mildred Morse. Queens College, Yesterday and Today. Charlotte, NC: Queens College Alumnae Association, 1980. Morril, Dan L., and Nancy B. Thomas. " The New South Neighborhoods: Myers Park." Online (2006). Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission. Queens University of Charlotte, Charlotte, NC. "http://www.cmhpf.org/educationneighhistmyerspark.htm" "http://www.cmhpf.org/educationneighhistmyerspark.htm none

Record Information

Source Institution:

Queens University of Charlotte Institutional Collection

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Queens University of Charlotte Institutional Collection

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Queens University of Charlotte Institutional Collection
Historic Campus Architecture Collection

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Mixed Material

Title:

Queens University of Charlotte Belk Chapel View: Front View Rotunda View

Series Title:

Historic Campus Architecture Project (HCAP)

Creator:

Hook, Walter (original construction)
Asbury, Louis (remodeled; reconstruction)

Place of Publication:

Queens College

Publisher:

N/A

Publication Date:

1950, original construction 2017, remodeled; addition of rotunda

Language:

English

Physical Description:

Foundation: masonry Walls: plaster and wood trim Roof: slate

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:

Colleges and Universities - North Carolina - Charlotte
Campus Architecture
Belk Chapel

Spatial Coverage:

Charlotte, Mecklenburg, NC

Notes

Abstract:

The chapel was designed in the Georgian tradition to harmonize with existing structures. The style could be best described as “Greek Revival”. The pillars are Doric and the pediment over the pillars holds a large garland. Over the main door is a triglyphical motif that appears on the Parthenon frieze. A similar triglyphical design appears also over the exterior door of the Chapel of Myers Park Baptist Church; a fact easily accounted for, since Walter Hook, son of the architect C. C. Hook who with John Nolan of Harvard Square, Boston, designed the original Myers Park campus buildings, designed both the Belk Chapel and the Myers Park Baptist Sanctuary. On the interior, the Chapel, which is 53 feet wide and 130 feet deep and could seat 750 persons, can be described as Wedgewood. The pilasters, which are modified Doric, stand out in cameo relief from a Williamsburg-blue wall. The inner frieze (along with the outer), above a plain architrave, holds plain circles – a never-ending line used by the Babylonians about the year 2200 B.C. Yet the broken-triangle over the Altar, which is purely Italian renaissance in influence, is not a discordant note. The Chapel windows – Being Colonial in design – are of small panes of glass, tinted lavender. The lavender tint has a utilitarian purpose as well as esthetic. There is no glaring light in the interior of the Chapel. The tinted windowpanes were used by the architects to simulate the oxidized glass in Colonial buildings. The Chapel underwent renovations in 2017 to add a 2,500 square-foot rotunda and multi-purpose center. This addition, the Pamela Davies Center for Faith and Outreach, created additional offices and meeting spaces for different spiritual life organizations. Period: Greek Revival

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Source Institution:

Queens University of Charlotte Institutional Collection

Holding Location:

Queens University of Charlotte Institutional Collection

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Queens University of Charlotte Institutional Collection
Historic Campus Architecture Collection

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Format:

Mixed Material

Title:

Queens University of Charlotte Clock Tower

Series Title:

Historic Campus Architecture Project (HCAP)

Creator:

Jenkins Peer Architects

Place of Publication:

N/A

Publisher:

N/A

Publication Date:

1997

Language:

English

Physical Description:

Foundation: four-foot thick concrete Walls: brick Roof: copper

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:

Colleges and Universities - North Carolina - Charlotte
Clock Tower
Campus Architecture

Spatial Coverage:

Charlotte, Mecklenburg, NC

Notes

Abstract:

Aesthetically, this 140-foot tower provides a new vertical focal point on our campus, and the image of the top half of the tower has been used as a signature emblem on stationary and publications. A series of asymmetrical windows are positioned along the shaft of the tower. The mixture of Italian campanile architecture and campus vernacular presents a structure that is unique and complimentary with the historic architecture of the original buildings. It also serves a practical function by concealing within the tower three sets of cellular phone antennae which carry signals for major national carriers. The upper colonnade and cupola are fabricated from high-tech radio frequency transparent fiberglass, which allows the cellular transmissions to flow within an aesthetically pleasing exterior.

General Note:

1997, original construction Function: ca. 1997-present (2007), bell tower (clock, Westminster chime, and Carillion) Function: ca. 1997-present (2007), other (conceals cellular phone antennae for major national carriers)

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Queens University of Charlotte Institutional Collection

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Queens University of Charlotte Institutional Collection

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All rights reserved by the source institution.

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Queens University of Charlotte Institutional Collection
Historic Campus Architecture Collection

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Title:

Queens University of Charlotte Diana Courtyard Original/Historic Name: Young Diana Courtyard View: detail, sculpture

Abbreviated Title:

Historic Campus Architecture Project (HCAP)

Creator:

Huntingdon, Anna Hyatt (statue sculpted)

Place of Publication:

Queens College

Publisher:

N/A

Publication Date:

1940-1945, original construction (courtyard) 1924, statue sculpted 1940, statue cast Function: ca. 1940-present (2007), outdoor space

Language:

English

Physical Description:

statue is bronze; pool is flagstone, brick, and granite; quadrangle is brick and concrete

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:

Colleges and Universities - North Carolina - Charlotte
Young Diana Statue
Diana Courtyard

Spatial Coverage:

Charlotte, Mecklenburg, NC

Notes

Abstract:

At the south side of Queens Hall (formerly Burwell Hall) is a quadrangle containing the Diana Courtyard and the sculpture, Young Diana, Goddess of the Hunt. At one time this area was called the southern quadrangle, but today, it is more commonly referred to as the Diana Courtyard. The Diana statue is one of only a few castings of Mrs. Anna Hyatt Huntington's Young Diana, Goddess of the Hunt.and is a unique reminder of youthful spirit. Mrs. Huntington is described as a great sculptor of the Beaux Arts period. The pool and Diana Courtyard were constructed later. In the 1940s and early 1950s, the statue and pool were surrounded by a garden. Later, the garden was removed and replaced by brick walkways. During the 1920s and 1930s, the grounds were Spartan, with little landscaping. When Dr. Blakely became President in 1940, he saw one of his challenges was to enhance the aesthetic beauty of the campus. Mr. Lewis Skidmore of the High Museum, Atlanta, advised Dr. Blakely that a piece of sculpture would add a focal point of beauty to the landscape. Skidmore stated that Mrs. Huntington had recently given a piece of sculpture to the High Museum and that she might consider donating a piece to Queens College. Dr. Blakely began corresponding with Mrs. Hyatt Huntington in order to obtain a sculpture for the campus. The Art Department and the student body reviewed the sculptor's catalog of bronze statues, and according to Dr. Blakely the young women of the campus especially liked Young Diana." He wrote to Mrs. Huntington that Queens would accept whichever piece she decided to donate. When her secretary contacted Dr. Blakely, the response states that Mrs. Huntington had one replica of the Young Diana left. She stated, "it would do more good at their [Queens] college than on the Huntington private estate." The statue was originally sculpted in 1924. Mrs. Huntington cast five replicas of her Young Diana and they are located throughout the country--one nearby in Brookgreen Gardens, South Carolina. Our Young Diana as shipped from the gardens at Mrs. Huntington's private estate in Haverstraw, New York. The Young Diana statues received some notoriety in the 1980s. At the time, the actress Bette Davis stated in an interview that she posed nude for a statue called Spring. when she was eighteen. She remembered it was with a woman sculpture in Boston. Intrigued by the statement, the Boston Museum of Fine Arts uncovered a statue in storage that was identified as a Huntington Young Diana. There is no direct connection between Bette Davis and Young Diana but the story adds a little color to the history of the statue. The image of Diana and the pool has been used on many campus publications, and prior to the University's decision to go co-ed, it was an unofficial "mascot" for the student body. Singing around Diana was a favorite tradition of many alumnae (1940-1960). Groups would strike up a tune when they gathered in the courtyard to wait for the dining hall to open, and today students enjoy dressing Diana for special occasions and hanging announcement placards around her body. She has modeled everything from winter coats to underwear and has been encased in a shower stall for a 3-D art project.

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Source Institution:

Queens University of Charlotte Institutional Collection

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Queens University of Charlotte Institutional Collection

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Queens University of Charlotte Institutional Collection
Historic Campus Architecture Collection

Title:

Queens University of Charlotte McEwen Building Original/Historic Name: Science Building (1914-1924), Atkinson Science Building (1924-1966)

Series Title:

Historic Campus Architecture Project (HCAP)

Creator:

Hook, C. C. (original construction)

Place of Publication:

Queens College

Publisher:

N/A

Publication Date:

1914, original construction 1948, addition of wing 1966, interior remodeled 1990s, remodeled Function: ca. 1914, classrooms (science laboratories, study rooms, domestic sciences, art) Function: ca. 1914, gymnasium Function: ca. 1914, other (offices)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

Foundation: masonry Walls: brick (exterior); plaster (interior) Roof: Ludowici-style tile. Period: Eclecticism.

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:

Colleges and Universities - North Carolina - Charlotte
Atkinson Science Building

Spatial Coverage:

Charlotte, Mecklenburg, NC

Notes

Abstract:

The overall architectural classification would be Georgian. However, C. C. Hook was inventive in his adaptation of stylistic effects for an eclectic approach to the Georgian style. One of the original buildings built by C. C. Hook, it has the same stylistic adaptations as Queens Hall (formerly Burwell Hall). McEwen Building is named in honor of Dr. Mildred Morse McEwen, alumna, and Professor of Chemistry (1924 - 1971). This building is one of the original five built in 1914 by Charles Christian Hook. C. C. Hook was Charlotte's first "full time" architect. His wife was an alumna of the College and served on the Board of Trustees from 1928-1940. He studied at Washington University and came to Charlotte in 1891 to teach drawing. The developer Edward Latta paid Hook to draw plans for houses. From this "humble" start, Hook became one of North Carolina's top designers. He designed Charlotte's City Hall, early buildings of Trinity College (Duke University), and mansions in Charlotte and other cities. The original five buildings have Hook's distinctive Georgian design with eclectic stylistic modifications. McEwen sports a design of tapestry brick for the walls. The roof is a hip-roof of "Spanish" clay tile. The "Neoclassical" porticos are of Indiana limestone as is the trim on the windows. Hook modified the Colonial double-sash window by exaggerating the height and balancing that exaggeration with elongated individual panes. Originally, McEwen Building served as the science building, and it held the gym, art department and domestic sciences (home economics) on the second floor. Across the front of the first floor was a study hall for students to use when they were not in class. In 1922 the study hall was converted to three rooms. In 1948 a large wing was added to the back of the building. When the Walker Science building was constructed in 1966, McEwen's interior was remodeled to provide more space for classrooms and faculty offices. More remodeling was done in the 1990s. McEwen is home to various social sciences departments and the Office of the Dean of The College of Arts and Sciences. Related Item

General Note:

Bishir, Catherine, et. al. Architects and Builders in North Carolina: A History of the Practice of Building. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, 1990. Hankin, Lisa Bush. " Charles Christian Hook." Online (2006).

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Queens University of Charlotte Institutional Collection

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Queens University of Charlotte Institutional Collection

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All rights reserved by the source institution.

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Queens University of Charlotte Institutional Collection
Historic Campus Architecture Collection

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Format:

Mixed Material

Title:

Queens University of Charlotte President's House Original/Historic Name: Lethco House later name Lethco- Medearis House

Place of Publication:

Myers Park Neighborhood
2038 Roswell Avenue

Publisher:

N/A

Publication Date:

1928, original construction Function: ca. 1928, private residence (Bill and Helen Lethco Medearis) Function: ca. 1928, private residence (Frank and Mary Lethco) Function: ca. 2004-present (2007), president's house

Language:

English

Physical Description:

Material Walls: stone; stucco; timber Roof: terra cotta tile Period Tudor revival.

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:

Colleges and Universities - North Carolina - Charlotte
President's House
Lethco-Medearis House

Spatial Coverage:

Charlotte, Mecklenburg, NC

Notes

Abstract:

Like many bankers, textile magnates, and utility executives, Frank and Mary Lethco were drawn to the new Myers Park suburb planned by John Nolen and landscape architect Earle Sumner Draper. The shift in upper and middle-class families from the center of Charlotte to the "highly desirable" suburb is historically significant for Charlotte. Frank Lethco owned Lethco's Linen Supply and was President/manager of Charlotte Laundry and a Director of the National Bank. William H. Peeps designed the Lethco House in 1928. After 1919, the Tudor Revival style was very popular in Charlotte, and the style is used more in Charlotte than in many other cities in North Carolina. Originally, the tree-shaded double lot faced the fairways of the Myers Park Country Club. In later years the country club sold the land across Roswell Avenue, and more residences were built. The Lethco house has been described as one of Charlotte's finest Tudor Revivals. As with any "English Tudor," there is a combination of brick, stone, stucco, and decorative half-timbering exterior finishes. Peeps proved inventive in his use of rustic textures and produced a rambling mansion with seemingly endless wings. Lethco House has a steeply pitched gabled roofline with decorative tin/lead lining, tall narrow windows, and a number of large chimneys. Peeps included bay window, battlements, and stained glass windows as a part of his unique design. The front of the house has five distinct vertical sections. Beginning on the left side, there is an open-air porch constructed of stacked stones. The front and back sides present a stone arch, while the open side has decorative timber arches. The top is surrounded by a wrought iron railing. The second vertical section is two bays wide with a prominent chimney. The chimney has a unique 45-degree transition from the stone base--as part of the first story--to finish the second story section with brick. The top of the chimney is edged with sandstone. The third section contains the front entrance. It is off-set from the other sections by four feet and creates a layered effect. The entry area is constructed of stucco and is trimmed by sandstone. The flattened Tudor arch has an ornately carved vine pattern in the top corners, and the door is flanked by narrow diamond-paned sidelights. The second story above the entrance has three large four-over-six windows capped by the half-timbered gable and a small eight-pane window. The edge of the gable is lined with ornately designed tin or lead. The fourth section overlaps with the third, creating the layered effect on the right side of the entrance. It contains the same details in the gable and a large bay window. The chimney on the north side has three flues and is capped with sandstone. The fifth section is not in the original design, and according to Bill Medearis was added around 1945. It is connected to the rest of the house by a stone hall and is one-story tall. The rear of the house features sections that contain a turret, battlements, and a stucco-enclosed porch. The central focus is a large stained glass window set in a turret-like section that ends in a metal roof. The stained glass window contains light yellow, green, and blue square panes, and the bottom is stair-stepped to follow the interior staircase. Beside this is a section that is brick capped with battlements. The brick is slightly curved. The carriage house features decorative half-timbered stucco and brick with a clay tile roof. The Lethco House is one of Peeps' remaining Tudor Revival designs from the Post World War I era. William H. Peeps was a well-known architect in Charlotte and North Carolina. A native of London, England, he probably drew inspiration for his designs from the architecture of his homeland. Peeps originally settled in Grand Rapids, Michigan and began working in America as a furniture designer. In 1905 he moved to Charlotte. During his forty-five-year career, he designed a number of architecturally important public buildings in Charlotte, as well as a number of residences. The sky-lighted Latta Arcade (1914) is considered highly innovative and unusual. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and the interior is designated a local historic landmark by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission. He also designed a second arcaded office building, the Court Arcade, on East Trade Street; the clubhouse at Myers Park Country Club; the J.B. Ivey Company Department Store (1924); Ratcliffe Flowers (1929), and an orthopedic hospital in Gastonia. His residential designs include a Colonial Revival house for John Bass Brown, one of the leading retailers in Charlotte, and Tudor Revivals for businessmen Osmond Barringa and F. D. Lethco in Myers Park. He designed a 1925 English country house for Ralston and Frances Pound in Dillworth. Peeps was Vice President (1922-1923) and President (1924-1926) of the North Carolina Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. In a 1925 address to the NCAIA, he issued a call to North Carolina architects to work toward greater public recognition of the architectural profession. He expressed concern for the quality of architecture. According to George W. Hamilton's 1928 book William H. Peeps, A.I.A. Architect "In addition to the designing of many of the homes, the decorations and furnishings have also been handled by Mr. Peeps" He followed the practices of the American Institute of Architects in all his work.

General Note:

Alexander, Frances P., and Richard L. Mattson, Mattson, Alexander, and Associates. The Latta Arcade. Report. Online (2006). Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission. Queens University of Charlotte, Charlotte, NC. "http://www.cmhpf.org/surveys&rlattaarcade.htm" "http://www.cmhpf.org/surveys&rlattaarcade.htm Hamilton, George W., ed. William H. Peeps, A.I.A., Architect. Charlotte, NC: News Publishing House, 1928. Hanchett, Dr. Thomas W. "Charlotte Architecture: Design Through Time." Online (2006). Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission. Queens University of Charlotte, Charlotte, NC. "http://www.cmhpf.org/essays/ArchEssay2.html""

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Queens University of Charlotte Institutional Collection

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Title:

Queens University of Charlotte Rogers Hall View: Front View View: Crowder Green Wall

Series Title:

Historic Campus Architecture Project (HCAP)

Creator:

Matthews Construction (original construction)

Place of Publication:

Queens University of Charlotte

Publisher:

N/A

Publication Date:

2013

Language:

English

Physical Description:

Foundation: masonry Walls: brick (exterior); plaster (interior) Roof: slate

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:

Colleges and Universities - North Carolina - Charlotte
Campus Architecture
Rogers Hall

Spatial Coverage:

Charlotte, Mecklenburg, NC

Notes

Abstract:

56,500 square feet - three stories with a full basement - The James E. and Mary Anne Rogers Health and Science Building provides classrooms, faculty and staff offices, and practicum areas. Special amenities are 100-seat Duke Energy Auditorium, rooftop greenhouse and herbarium, and seven independent research labs. Crowder Green Wall features over 12 live, non-invasive plants in the pattern of a DNA strand. The 30-foot by 40-foot "green wall" is intended to help control interior temperature fluctuation. Rooftop greenhouse simulates arid and humid environments and features a Plexiglas beehive. Trees harvested from the build site now provide hardwood floors on the ground and second levels. Seven independent research labs empower students to explore their own individual research in biology, chemistry, and environmental science.

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Queens University of Charlotte Institutional Collection

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Historic Campus Architecture Collection

Title:

Queens University of Charlotte Rogers Hall View: Greenhouse

Series Title:

Historic Campus Architecture Project (HCAP)

Creator:

Matthews Construction (original construction)

Place of Publication:

Queens University of Charlotte

Publisher:

N/A

Publication Date:

2013

Language:

English

Physical Description:

Metal, glass

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:

Colleges and Universities - North Carolina - Charlotte
Campus Architecture
Rogers Hall Greenhouse

Spatial Coverage:

Charlotte, Mecklenburg, NC

Notes

Abstract:

56,500 square feet - three stories with a full basement - The James E. and Mary Anne Rogers Health and Science Building provides classrooms, faculty and staff offices, and practicum areas. Special amenities are 100-seat Duke Energy Auditorium, rooftop greenhouse and herbarium, and seven independent research labs. Crowder Green Wall features over 12 live, non-invasive plants in the pattern of a DNA strand. The 30-foot by 40-foot "green wall" is intended to help control interior temperature fluctuation. Rooftop greenhouse simulates arid and humid environments and features a Plexiglas beehive. Trees harvested from the build site now provide hardwood floors on the ground and second levels. Seven independent research labs empower students to explore their own individual research in biology, chemistry, and environmental science.

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Queens University of Charlotte Institutional Collection

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Title:

Queens University of Charlotte Susan W. Sykes Portico on Everett Library View: mosaic by Edmund Lewandowski

Series Title:

Historic Campus Architecture Project (HCAP)

Creator:

Lewandowski, Edmund (creation of mural) Jenkins Peer Architects (construction of portico as a remodeled façade)

Place of Publication:

Queens College

Publisher:

N/A

Publication Date:

1960, creation of mural 2000, construction of portico as a remodeled façade Function: ca. 2000-present (2007), other (front entrance to Everett Library)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

Foundation: concrete Walls: brick Roof: four-ply hot coal tar

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:

Colleges and Universities - North Carolina - Charlotte
Everett Library
Lewandowski, Edmund
Susan W. Sykes Portico
Campus Architecture

Spatial Coverage:

Charlotte, Mecklenburg, NC

Notes

Abstract:

The original architectural design on the front of the library was a contemporary 1960s white pebble exterior by J.N. Pease & Co. In 2000, Mr. John H. Sykes, Trustee of the University, donated the funds for a new portico. Now a traditional Georgian style façade frames the glass windows, the entrance to the library, and the Lewandowski mural. The limestone columns and brick exterior mirror the architecture of C. C. Hook. The arcade portion of the portico (to the left of the entrance) makes Everett Library handicapped accessible. The portico is dedicated to Mr. Sykes' wife, Susan W. Sykes. The new fountain in front of the library was added in 2002 in honor of retiring President Dr. Billy O. Wireman. A focal point for the original façade is a 6-by-60-foot mosaic tile mural designed by the American muralist Edmund Lewandowski. At the time of construction, Mr. Lewandowski was the director of the Layton School of Art in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The mural depicts the fields of knowledge included in an academic library. Unity of theme is presented in the first, last, and central section. The Alpha on the first panel and the Omega on the last panel relate to the center section, a presentation of religious symbols signifying the Christian affiliation of the University, both in its institutional life and in its educational ideals. All begins and ends in Christ. Between these elements are panels that depict, in order from left to right, mathematics, astronomy and physics, humanities and the social sciences, economics, language and writing, various forms of art, law, and government, chemistry, medicine and nursing, agriculture, and philosophy. The section on mathematics is comprised of four panels employing symbols that are characteristic of various branches of mathematics. The second group of panels, symbolizing astronomy and physics, depict diagrams and formulae characteristic of these fields at different periods in their history. The next nine panels represent the humanities. First comes the Gargantuan calendar depicting various eras of geological time. Next, the artist presents a panel on economics as it relates to the field of the social sciences. Lewandowski used symbols for monetary systems across the world to represent economics. The following three panels represent different forms of language and writing as characteristic of the various literary aspects of culture Art is represented by the section that has an oval-shaped light background and different symbolic figures from African sculpture and architecture, both Gothic and Romanesque periods. The human figure symbolizes dance, with Greek and Egyptian influences. At the bottom of this symbol is a Greek libation cup. Concluding this series is a panel devoted to the symbols of music. The central group of panels represents various aspects of religion. One panel depicts the Ichthus which has traditionally represented "Jesus the Savior of Man" The dominant symbol in this group is the cross, which is rendered in black for high contrast and mood. Below the cross are the symbols of the Ten Commandments. On the left is the symbol for Islam; on the right is the Star of David for Judaism, and in the upper right the Chi-Rho symbolizing Christ. Lewandowski also included two half arches characteristic of architectural design in the church. The next panel is devoted to law and government and the symbols are the balances, gavel, and eagle. Chemistry is represented by symbols of elements, formulae, and structural formulae. Two panels at the right of these typify industry by a stylistic representation of spindles and shuttle, which are drawn from the textile industry (rather appropriate for our geographic location, which is close to the Southern textile industry). Following these are symbols related to biology, physiology, medicine, and nursing. The panels include forms of cell structures, cross-sections of protoplasm, and the suggestion of the human figure, blood types, and symbols characteristic of medicine and nursing. Wheat and a diagram suggesting pollination symbolize food and agriculture. Next to last are three panels with the names Plato, Socrates, and Aristotle. These represent both philosophy and the Western cultural heritage deriving from the Greeks. The Omega closes the mural and refers back to the Alpha on the first panel. This unique mosaic is composed of 250,000 small pieces of imported Italian tile on a background of broken service marble.

General Note:

Jenkins Peer, Architects. Everett Library. Project Descriptions for Queens University of Charlotte. [Charlotte, NC: Jenkins Peer, Architects, n.d.], 3. McEwen, Mildred Morse. Queens College, Yesterday and Today. Charlotte, NC: Queens College Alumnae Association, 1980.

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Queens University of Charlotte Institutional Collection

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Title:

Queens University of Charlotte Withers House Original/Historic Name: Withers Efird House

Series Title:

Historic Campus Architecture Project (HCAP)

Creator:

McMichael, J. M. (original construction) ( Architect )
Asbury, Louis (remodeled; reconstruction) ( Architect )

Place of Publication:

Myers Park Neighborhood

Publisher:

N/A

Publication Date:

1904, original construction 1926, remodeled; reconstruction 2002, relocation Function: ca. 1904-1928, private residence (Benjamin Withers) Function: ca. 1933-1979, private residence (Joseph and Elizabeth Withers Efird) Function: ca. 1979-1991, private residence

Language:

English

Physical Description:

Foundation: masonry Walls: aluminum siding (exterior); plaster (interior) Roof: slate Period Queen Anne; Period: Colonial revival.

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:

Colleges and Universities - North Carolina - Charlotte
Withers House
Campus Architecture

Spatial Coverage:

Charlotte, Mecklenburg, NC

Notes

Abstract:

Originally located on East Avenue, which is now E. Trade Street, the house was moved piece by piece to Selwyn Avenue (Myers Park neighborhood) in 1926. It is associated with two prominent Charlotte families.Mr. Benjamin Withers lived in the house from 1904 until he died in 1928. Withers was a prominent Charlotte citizen who made his living as a building supply merchant. His daughter, Elizabeth Withers Efird, inherited the property. Mr. and Mrs. Efird owned a house on the same street, and they did not move into the Withers house until 1933. Mr. Efird was the head partner of Efird's Department Stores, which helped shape commercial development in the Southeast. The Efird chain eventually expanded to fifty stores across the Carolinas and Virginia. Mr. and Mrs. Efird were both socially active in Charlotte. Mr. Efird was an active member of First Baptist Church and in 1943 donated his home on Selwyn Avenue (3.5 acres North of the Withers house) as the location of Myers Park Baptist Church. Mr. Efird was on the Board of Directors for the Merchant and Farmers Bank, the American Trust Company, and American Efird Mills. As a philanthropist, he served as a Trustee for the YWCA and gave free memberships to the female employees at the department store. He advocated for employee welfare, hospitalization, health, accident, and life insurance and established profit-sharing pension plans. Mr. Efird was also the director of Efird Foundation, which arranged bequests to Wake Forest University and Wingate University. Mrs. Efird was actively involved with the YWCA and was the local chairwoman of the Round the World Reconstruction Fund (post-WWII). She also worked on the Charlotte Memorial Hospital campaign during WWII and was very supportive of the activities at First Baptist Church and then Myers Park Baptist Church. The house has a fascinating architectural history and is a tangible representation of the changes in residential design in relationship to new suburbs. The historical commission supports the undocumented fact that regionally renowned architect James Mackson McMichael built the house. McMichael began his architectural firm in Charlotte in 1901. Prior to this he had apprenticed and practiced for six years in Philadelphia. He is best known for his church architecture. He designed approximately 900 churches, including the old First Baptist Church, Little Rock AME Zion, East Avenue Tabernacle, Myers Park Presbyterian, and First American Reformed Presbyterian in Charlotte. McMichael designed the house in the Queen Anne style which was popular in Charlotte in 1900. This "model" Queen Anne Victorian originally had a complex asymmetrical façade, soaring corner tower with a conical roof, wrap-around porch, shingle siding, a hip roof, and classical ornamentation. It was not overly ornate or whimsical but possessed a classical style. The style of the building then changed when the building was moved in 1926. After the city of Charlotte purchased residences on East Avenue from the owners in order to establish a location for the County Court House and Law Building, Mr. Withers purchased the house back from the city and had it dismantled and moved to an empty lot down the street from his daughter's house in Myers Park. The family states that another regionally significant architect, Louis Asbury, handled the modifications that changed the exterior. Once it was reassembled in Myers Park, the tower had disappeared and the exterior displayed a strict Colonial Revival symmetry. The house is now a two-story dwelling. The original third story of the Queen Anne structure is the current attic. The slate hip roof has projecting pedimented bays on the sides and rear, two chimneys with decorated, paneled stacks on the north side of the house, and three gabled-roofed dormers at the front. Each dormer has heavily molded cornice returns, panel pilasters, and round-arched windows with a key block and multiple panes. There is a dental molding running under the roof edge. The original façade was stucco, which can be found under the aluminum siding. The front is three-bays-wide on the first story and five-wide on the second. The central bay at the front door is sheltered by a one-story portico supported by Roman fluted columns and pilasters. The front door surround has a carved sunburst motif, key block, and corner blocks. Above the door is an elliptical fanlight with stylized floral design in a sunburst motif. This fan light complements the double-leaf beveled glass door. A porte-cochere was added to the north side of the house and is attached to the side porch. The interior of the house retains more of the 1904 Queen Anne elements, such as the finely carved trim, woodwork, decorative mantels, and ornate metal fireplace covers. Some of the rooms were increased in size and simplified during the remodeling. This change in the exterior design is significant because it shows the pressure to follow the overall unity of the Myers Park suburb and adapt to a change in architectural "fashion" The houses built in the original part of Myers Park were either Colonial revival, Rectilinear, Bungalow, or Tudor Revival. The Withers House is significant as a tangible representation of the growth of Charlotte's suburbs during the early twentieth century, especially fashionable Myers Park, and the movement of Charlotte's elite from center city to the suburbs. Queens University of Charlotte used the building while it was owned by Myers Park Baptist Church. When the Baptist Church donated the structure in 2000, the University moved the house one block south to the property it owned.

General Note:

Kratt, Mary Norton, and Thomas W. Hanchett. Legacy: The Myers Park Story. Charlotte, NC: Myers Park Foundation, 1986. Wright, Christina A. Survey and Research Report: Withers-Efird House. Charlotte, NC: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmark Commission, September 1, 2000.

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Title:

Sykes Learning Center

Series Title:

Historic Campus Architecture Project (HCAP)

Creator:

Jenkins Peer Architects (original construction)

Place of Publication:

N/A

Publisher:

N/A

Publication Date:

2000, original construction Function: ca. 2000, classrooms (annex to 1960s contemporary Dana Building) Function: ca. 2000, faculty offices (also seminar classrooms) Function: ca. 2004-present (2007), classrooms (and offices for the McColl Graduate School)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

Walls: brick; limestone; fiber-reinforced polymers Roof: concrete tile (mansard); welded rubber membrane

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:

Colleges and Universities - North Carolina - Charlotte
Sykes Learning Center
Campus Architecture

Spatial Coverage:

Charlotte, Mecklenburg, NC

Notes

Abstract:

This new 29,000 sq. foot facility is an annex to the Dana Building and fills a prominent corner on the main academic quadrangle. The building recalls the Georgian style of C. C. Hook and blends well with the two contemporary buildings on each side. Sykes is attached to the Dana Building on four floors, allowing students to enter on any level from either building. The Walker Science building to the left is separated from Sykes by a small alley, which is hidden from view as you approach Sykes and gives the illusion that the entire complex is interconnected. The entry from the academic quadrangle is an oval, two-story rotunda that provides space for receptions. Sykes includes eight state-of-the-art classrooms, computer rooms, a student lounge, eight faculty offices, the 214 seat Accenture Auditorium, and administrative and admission offices for the McColl Graduate School of Business. Classrooms vary in shape and size and feature individual room layouts intended to facilitate an interactive teaching process. All classrooms are fitted with state-of-the-art equipment and digital teaching technology. Many feature an amphitheater-style desk arrangement with power and data ports at each seat. The Dana Building was built in 1961, and the Walker Science Building was completed in 1966.

General Note:

Jenkins Peer, Architects. Sykes Learning Center. Project Descriptions for Queens University of Charlotte. [Charlotte, NC: Jenkins Peer, Architects, n.d.], 3.

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Historic Campus Architecture Collection