Camping and outdoor recreation have been a staple of UNCG student life since the early 1900s. The student Athletic Association, soon after its founding in 1900, coordinated short hikes around campus. In 1922, a need for longer hikes and more outdoor recreational opportunities led faculty members and students to begin… Continue reading…
The hose house was a small square structure situated between the McIver Memorial Building and the Carnegie Library (now Forney Building). It is thought that the building originally stored fire hoses and other specialized firefighting equipment for the campus. In the summer of 1928, the Hose House was used for… Continue reading…
The Home Training Cottage, also called “The Cottage,” opened in early 1914. It was a small gray house on Lithia Street (now Tate Street), currently the site of Brown Building and Taylor Building. It was run by the Domestic Science Department, and seniors spent two weeks in the Cottage to… Continue reading…
The Home Management House located at 1207 West Market Street, opened in 1941 as part of the School of Home Economics. All seniors majoring in Home Economics were required to reside in the House for six weeks to prepare them for home management.
The Gray Home Management House, located at 105 Gray Drive, was designed by Greensboro, North Carolina architect Robert E. L. Peterson of and opened in 1970 as part of the School of Home Economics. It later became the University’s Office of Management and Construction and then the University’s Office of… Continue reading…
The Herring Garden was donated by Dr. William Herring as a living memorial to his wife, Elizabeth, and dedicated in October of 1999. Dr. and Mrs. Herring had a long association with the School of Music (now School of Music, Theatre, and Dance), both serving as officers in the Musical… Continue reading…
In the fall of 1929, a single golf hole was constructed on the west side of Rosenthal Gymnasium, and plans called for extension to a nine-hole course. In Fall 1933, President Julius Foust announced the approval of a number of Civil Works Administration (CWA) projects at WC, including the much-anticipated… Continue reading…
The Gatewood Studio Arts Building, designed by Hayes, Seay, Mattern & Mattern of Greensboro, North Carolina, was opened in 2006 and named in memory of Maud Florence Gatewood (Class of 1954), a nationally known artist.
A park-like area, between Foust Building and Spring Garden Street, this green space has existed since 1892 when the School opened. Originally called Front Campus, it was later known as Foust Park. The area has been used through the years for May Day celebrations, summer concerts, and other campus activities.
The fountain was created in 1897 as the center point of a carriage turn in front of Main Building (now Foust Building). When the fountain failed to work properly, it was used as a planter. In 1930, the Class of 1928 commissioned a new Fountain which survived until the 1960s… Continue reading…
