The Chinqua-Penn Plantation, near Reidsville, North Carolina, was the home of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jefferson Penn. In 1959, Mrs. Penn gave Chinqua-Penn to the Consolidated University of North Carolina. Woman’s College, now The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, operated the house and gardens, and opened the property… Continue reading…
The Carmichael Building, designed by J. Hyatt Hammond Associates, Inc. of Greensboro, North Carolina, was opened in 1967 and named in honor of William D. Carmichael, Jr. on February 27 of the same year. Carmichael was instrumental in creating The University of North Carolina’s educational communications network and was a… Continue reading…
This building, originally called the Business and Economics Building was designed by architects Baber, Cort & Wood, P.A. of Asheville, North Carolina, and opened in 1980. On October 2, 1989, the building was named for Joseph McKinley Bryan, a Greensboro, North Carolina, businessman and philanthropist.
The Brown Building, originally called the Music Building and later the Brown Music Building, was designed by Harry Barton, of Greensboro, North Carolina, and was opened in 1925. On February 22, 1960, the building was named in honor of Wade R. Brown, head of the Department of Music from 1912… Continue reading…
Brick Dormitory, designed by Epps & Hackett of Greensboro, was one of the two campus building in the original campus plans created by the architecture firm of Epps and Hackett of Greensboro. It also known as the matron’s hall or the living building. Like the Main (now Foust) Building, Brick… Continue reading…
The Baseball Stadium was opened in 1999 and seats 900. The stadium was designed by Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum, Inc., of Kansas City, Missouri, and Hayes Seay Mattern & Mattern of Greensboro, North Carolina. The two entrance gates, created by sculptor Jim Gallucci from painted steel pipe and round bars,… Continue reading…
The Baptist Student House, formerly a private residence, was located at 200 Forest Street and was used for student activities from 1925 until 1960 when they relocated to the Baptist Center. It was the first building in the Southern Baptist Convention to be used exclusively for a campus Christian program.
The Baptist Center, located on Stirling Street, opened in 1960 to replace the Baptist Student House on Forest Street. It was primarily financed by cooperative program funds from the North Carolina Baptist Convention. The building no longer exists.
The Bailey Residence Hall, designed by Harry Barton, of Greensboro, North Carolina, was opened in 1922 and named in honor of Thomas Bailey. Bailey was an attorney and furniture executive from Mocksville, North Carolina, who served on the College’s Board of Directors from 1903 to 1916.
The “Bachelors Bench,” engraved with “Bachelors of 1903” on the top, is a granite slab located in Peabody Park. It commemorates the granting of the first bachelor’s degrees at the State Normal and Industrial College (now The University of North Carolina at Greensboro).
