Grant-Lee Hall

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Grant-Lee Hall
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LocationLincoln Memorial University campus, Harrogate, Tennessee
Coordinates 36°34′47″N83°39′50″W / 36.57972°N 83.66389°W / 36.57972; -83.66389 (Grant-Lee Hall) Coordinates: 36°34′47″N83°39′50″W / 36.57972°N 83.66389°W / 36.57972; -83.66389 (Grant-Lee Hall)
Arealess than one acre
Built1917 (1917)
Architectural styleRomanesque
NRHP reference No. 78002575 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 8, 1978

Grant-Lee Hall is a historic two-and-a-half-story building on the campus of Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate, Tennessee. It was built in 1917 on the limestone foundations of a prior building completed in 1892, and it was designed in the Romanesque Revival architectural style. [2] It "occupies the most prominent position" on the LMU campus. [2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since December 8, 1978. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 Frank W. Welch (May 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Grant-Lee Hall". National Park Service . Retrieved August 11, 2019.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link) With accompanying pictures