The Columns (Murfreesboro, North Carolina)

The Columns
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Chowan College, HABS photo, July 1940
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Location	Jones Dr., Murfreesboro, North Carolina
Coordinates	36°26′33″N77°5′59″W / 36.44250°N 77.09972°W / 36.44250; -77.09972
Area	1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built	1852 (1852)
Architect	Jones, Albert G.
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	71000590 [1]
Added to NRHP	February 18, 1971

The Columns, also known as the McDowell Columns Building, is a historic school building located at Murfreesboro, Hertford County, North Carolina. It was built about 1852, and is a three-story, Greek Revival-style stuccoed brick building with a low hip roof and octagonal belvedere. The front facade features a massive portico supported by eight Doric order columns. It was built to house the Chowan Baptist Female Institute, later Chowan University. The building houses the school's administrative offices. ^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. ^[1]

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  Chowan College, HABS photo, July 1940

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. John B. Wells, III & Greer Suttlemyer (October 1970). "The Columns" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved January 1, 2015.