Main Building, Mitchell College

Main Building, Mitchell College
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Main Building, Mitchell Community College, October 2011
Location	Broad St., Statesville, North Carolina
Coordinates	35°46′58″N 80°53′39″W / 35.78278°N 80.89417°WCoordinates: 35°46′58″N 80°53′39″W / 35.78278°N 80.89417°W
Area	4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built	1854-1856
Architect	Conrad, J.W.
Architectural style	Greek Revival
MPS	Iredell County MRA
NRHP Reference #	73001354[1]
Added to NRHP	January 25, 1973

Main Building, Mitchell College is a historic building located on the campus of Mitchell Community College at Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina. It was built in 1854-1856, and is a three-story stuccoed brick building with a heroic hexastyle Doric order portico in the Greek Revival style. It is T-shaped in plan, 13 bays wide and 3 bays deep, with a five-bay-deep and three-bay-wide wing. Atop the roof is an octagonal wooden cupola. An east wing, Shearer Music Hall, was added to the structure in 1907.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.^[1] It is located in the Mitchell College Historic District.

References

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Survey and Planning Unit Staff (June 1972). "Main Building, Mitchell College" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.