Raleigh is the capital city of the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Wake County. It is the second-most populous city in North Carolina,after Charlotte. Raleigh is the tenth-most populous city in the Southeast,the 41st-most populous city in the U.S.,and the largest city of the Research Triangle metro area. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees,which line the streets in the heart of the city. The city covers a land area of 148.54 square miles (384.7 km2). The U.S. Census Bureau counted the city's population as 467,665 at the 2020 census. It is one of the fastest-growing cities in the United States. It is ranked as a sufficiency-level world city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network. The city of Raleigh is named after Sir Walter Raleigh,who established the now-lost Roanoke Colony in present-day Dare County.
Morganton is a city in and county seat of Burke County,North Carolina,United States. The population was 17,474 at the 2020 census. Morganton is approximately 75 miles (121 km) northwest of Charlotte and 57 miles (92 km) east of Asheville.
Garner is a town in Wake County,North Carolina,United States. The population is 31,159 as of the 2020 census. A suburb of Raleigh,the city limits are entirely within Wake County,though portions of unincorporated Wake County,as well as the Cleveland community in northern Johnston County,have Garner mailing addresses. It is part of the Research Triangle region of North Carolina and serves as a bedroom community for the region.
Gallaudet University is a private federally chartered university in Washington,D.C.,for the education of the deaf and hard of hearing. It was founded in 1864 as a grammar school for both deaf and blind children. It was the first school for the advanced education of the deaf and hard of hearing in the world and remains the only higher education institution in which all programs and services are specifically designed to accommodate deaf and hard of hearing students. Hearing students are admitted to the graduate school and a small number are also admitted as undergraduates each year. The university was named after Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet,a notable figure in the advancement of deaf education.
The North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics (NCSSM) is a two-year,public residential high school with two physical campuses located in Durham,North Carolina,and Morganton,North Carolina,that focuses on the intensive study of science,mathematics and technology. It accepts rising juniors from across North Carolina and enrolls them through senior year. Although NCSSM is a public school,enrollment is extremely selective,and applicants undergo a competitive review process for admission. NCSSM is a founding member of the National Consortium of Secondary STEM Schools (NCSSS) and a constituent institution of the University of North Carolina system.
Charles Duncan McIver was the founder and first president of the institution now known as The University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
Belmont Abbey College is a private,Catholic liberal arts college in Belmont,North Carolina. It was founded in 1876 by the Benedictine monks of Belmont Abbey. The college is affiliated with the Catholic Church and the Order of Saint Benedict. Belmont Abbey is the only college in North Carolina affiliated with the Catholic Church.
The North Carolina State Capitol is the former seat of the legislature of the U.S. state of North Carolina which housed all of the state's government until 1888. The Supreme Court and State Library moved into a separate building in 1888,and the General Assembly moved into the State Legislative Building in 1963. Today,the governor and his immediate staff occupy offices on the first floor of the Capitol.
Indiana School for the Deaf (ISD) is a fully accredited school for the deaf and hard of hearing,located in Indianapolis,Indiana,United States.
Samuel Sloan was a Philadelphia-based architect and best-selling author of architecture books in the mid-19th century. He specialized in Italianate villas and country houses,churches,and institutional buildings. His most famous building—the octagonal mansion "Longwood" in Natchez,Mississippi—is unfinished;construction was abandoned during the American Civil War.
The Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind,located in Staunton,Virginia,United States,is an institution for educating deaf and blind children,first established in 1839 by an act of the Virginia General Assembly. The school accepts children aged between 2 and 22 and provides residential accommodation for those students aged 5 and over who live outside a 35-mile (56 km) radius of the school
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:
Saint Mary's School is a private independent Episcopal college-preparatory,boarding and day school for girls in grades 9–12. Located in Raleigh,North Carolina,Saint Mary's School operates as an independent school with a historic association with the Episcopal Church including an Episcopal chapel,St. Mary's Chapel,on the school's grounds. The school formerly operated as Saint Mary's College and for many decades educated young women in grades 11–12 and their freshman and sophomore years in college. The school changed to a four year high school in 1998,at which point the name reverted to Saint Mary's School,the original name of the institution when it was founded in 1842.
The Pennsylvania School for the Deaf is the third-oldest school of its kind in the United States. Its founder,David G. Seixas (1788–1864),was a Philadelphia crockery maker-dealer who became concerned with the plight of impoverished deaf children who he observed on the city's streets. The current school building is listed by the National Register of Historic Places,and two former campuses are similarly recognized.
The South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind is a school in unincorporated Spartanburg County,South Carolina,United States,near Spartanburg and with a Spartanburg postal address. It was founded in 1849 by the Reverend Newton Pinckney Walker as a private school for students who were deaf. The School for the Blind was established in 1855,and the school became state funded in 1856.
Charles Christian Hook (1870–1938) was an American architect. He was also the founder of FreemanWhite,Inc. a Haskell Company (1892),the oldest practicing firm in North Carolina and currently the 11th oldest architecture firm in the United States.
North Carolina School for the Blind and Deaf Dormitory,also known as the Old Health Building,is a historic dormitory building located at Raleigh,North Carolina. It was designed by the architect Frank Pierce Milburn and built in 1898. It is a 3 1/2-story,rectangular,red brick,Châteauesque style building. It features a dramatic,towered dormered roofline and measures 104 feet wide and 85 feet deep. It consists of a rectangular block with parapeted gabled pavilions,three-story engaged towers,and a three-story rear wing. It is the only remaining structure of the North Carolina School for the Blind and Deaf,now known as Governor Morehead School. After the school moved to a new location in 1923,the building housed state offices.
Eastern North Carolina School for the Deaf (ENCSD) is a public school for the deaf in Wilson,North Carolina. Its service area is defined by the state as the 54 counties to the east.
Governor Morehead School (GMS),is a K–12 public school for the blind in Raleigh,North Carolina. In the era of de jure educational segregation in the United States,it served blind people of all races and deaf black people. It was formerly known as the North Carolina State School for the Blind and Deaf,and the Institution for Education of the Deaf,Dumb,and Blind.
