Class of 1923 Memorial Garden

Thought to have been located at the southeast end of South Spencer Dormitory next to the building’s cornerstone, this garden was given to the school by the Class of 1923. The 1923 Memorial Garden was replanted in 1988, in honor of the Class’ sixty-fifth reunion.

Class of 1919 Memorial Garden

The Class of 1919 Memorial Garden was designed by Alma Seeker Rightsell Pinnix in 1969 in honor of their fiftieth reunion. The Garden, located behind the Alumni House, west of the Alumnae Secretaries’ Garden, was a gift of the Class of 1919 and was dedicated as a memorial to their… Continue reading…

Chancellor’s Residence (Sunset Drive)

The Chancellor’s Residence on Sunset Drive, the former home of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Bryan, was built in 1929. The University has leased the house since 1996.

Carter (Brent) Child Care Center

Currently located at 117 McIver Street, the Carter Child Care Center was opened in 1972 and named for Brent Blackmer Woodson Carter (Class of 1946). Originally located on Highland Avenue, it has changed location several times. The Center functions as a lab school for the Department of Human Development and Family… Continue reading…

Burnsville School of Fine Arts

On July 21, 1947, the curtains opened on a new venture for the Woman’s College – the Burnsville School of Drama. Running for six weeks in the North Carolina mountain town of Burnsville (about 40 miles northwest of Asheville), the school was a partnership between WC and Burnsville Playhouse, Inc.,… Continue reading…

Dixie Lee Bryant (b. 1862)

Dixie Lee Bryant, a charter member of the State Normal faculty and head of the science department, arrived at State Normal with an impressive academic background. Born in 1862 in Louisville, Kentucky, her family moved to Columbia, Tennessee, in 1886, and Bryant enrolled in the Columbia Female Institute. But she… Continue reading…

Bryant House

This home, also known as the “Ward House,” was located on Spring Garden Street and was the residence of Dixie Lee Bryant, a charter member of the college faculty. Bryant taught science on campus from 1892 until 1905.

Book Store

The Book Store was located on the first floor of Administration Building from 1925 until 1932.  From 1932 until 1949, it was situated in the Students’ Building. In 1949, the Book Store moved to the basement of South Spencer Dormitory and remained there until the completion of Elliott Hall (now… Continue reading…

Becher-Weaver Building

The Becher-Weaver Building, located off campus at 915 Northridge Street, was constructed in 1925. Additions were made in 1946 and 1965. Portions of the building were designed by Greensboro, North Carolina architects Raleigh James Hughes and Carl F. Andrews.  In 2000, it was named for F. James Becher, Jr. and… Continue reading…