Junior Order United American Mechanics National Orphans Home (Lexington, North Carolina)

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Junior Order United American Mechanics Children's Home
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Nearest cityNC 8, near Lexington, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°45′49″N80°16′38″W / 35.76361°N 80.27722°W / 35.76361; -80.27722 Coordinates: 35°45′49″N80°16′38″W / 35.76361°N 80.27722°W / 35.76361; -80.27722
Area225 acres (91 ha)
Built1925 (1925)-1932
ArchitectHunter, Herbert
Architectural styleColonial Revival
MPS Davidson County MRA
NRHP reference No. 84002034 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 10, 1984

Junior Order United American Mechanics Children's Home, DBA American Children's Home, is a historic Junior Order of United American Mechanics orphanage located near Lexington, Davidson County, North Carolina. The complex was designed by architect Herbert B. Hunter and consists of five major buildings built between 1925 and 1932. The complex is modeled after the University of Virginia. The Colonial Revival style buildings include Administration Building (1927), the Pennsylvania Building ("Pioneer Cottage"), the South Carolina Building (now the Children's Emergency Shelter), the North Carolina Building, and the Samuel F. Vance Auditorium (1932). [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Ruth Little (August 1983). "Junior Order United American Mechanics National Orphans Home" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-10-01.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)