This building, designed by Northrup O’Brien of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, opened in 1953. It was named in honor of Harriet Wiseman Elliott who came to the College in 1913 and was Dean of Women from 1935 to 1947. The building was expanded and renovated in 1968. On April 11, 1974,… Continue reading…
This building, designed by Holloway & Reeves of Raleigh, North Carolina, was completed in two stages; the first in 1971 and the other in 1977. From 1972 to 1985, the building was called the Life Sciences Building. On September 12, 1985, it was named in honor of Bruce M. Eberhart,… Continue reading…
The Curry Cottage, opened in 1948 on the Curry School grounds, was used by Curry School home economics students and Woman’s College home economics majors. For three years starting in 1968, Curry Cottage provided a place for teenage girls, who were pregnant, to continue their schooling.
The Curry Building, located on Spring Garden Street, was designed by Harry Barton of Greensboro, North Carolina. It opened in 1926 to replace the original Curry Building which had burned that year. It was named in honor of Jabez Lamar Monroe Curry, who advocated for the establishment of the State… Continue reading…
The Curry Building, located on College Avenue, opened in 1902. It was named in honor of Jabez Lamar Monroe Curry, who advocated for the establishment of the State Normal and Industrial School (now The University of North Carolina at Greensboro), in the early 1890s. The building was used as a… Continue reading…
Located behind the Student Recreation Center near the Softball Stadium, the Belk Track was a gift of Irwin “Ike” Belk, philanthropist and retired president of the Belk Group retail chain. On September 25, 2009, during FallFest, the track was dedicated in his name.
The Cotten Residence Hall, designed by Harry Barton of Greensboro, North Carolina, opened in 1922. It was named in honor of Sallie Southall Cotten, an advocate of women’s rights and a leader in the formation of the North Carolina Federation of Women’s Clubs.
Cone Residence Hall, designed by Six Associates of Asheville, North Carolina, opened in 1967. On October 16, 1967, the building was named in honor of Laura Weill Cone (Class of 1910). Cone wrote the College song, received an Honorary Degree in 1942, and was awarded the Alumni Service Award in… Continue reading…
The Cone Building, designed by architect Romaldo Giurgola working in conjunction with Boney Architects, of Wilmington, North Carolina, opened in 1989 and was named for Anne Wortham Cone (Class of 1935) and her husband, Benjamin Cone, Sr. The building houses the Weatherspoon Art Museum.
In 1897 the first president of the school, Charles Duncan McIver, bought the land which would become the first campus farm. The original College Farm, also used as a dairy farm, was located near the current Quadrangle. It included a barn and supplied the school with milk, pork, and produce…. Continue reading…
