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Biddle Memorial Hall

Coordinates: 35°14′37″N 80°51′25″W / 35.24361°N 80.85694°W / 35.24361; -80.85694
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Biddle Memorial Hall, Johnson C. Smith University
Biddle Memorial Hall is located in North Carolina
Biddle Memorial Hall
Biddle Memorial Hall is located in the United States
Biddle Memorial Hall
LocationBeatties Ford Rd. and W. Trade St., Charlotte, North Carolina
Coordinates35°14′37″N 80°51′25″W / 35.24361°N 80.85694°W / 35.24361; -80.85694
Arealess than one acre
Built1883
Architectural styleRomanesque
NRHP reference No.75001281[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 14, 1975

Biddle Memorial Hall is a historic building located on the campus of Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. It was built in 1883, and is a 3 1/2-story, five bay Romanesque style brick and stone building on a raised basement. It features an elaborate clock tower with a pyramidal slate roof and baritizans at each corner. It was built as the main building for the school established in 1867 by the Presbyterian church for the education of African-American students. It was named in 1923 to honor Mary D. Biddle who donated $1,400 to the school.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Charles Greer Suttlemyre, Jr. (July 1975). "Biddle Memorial Hall" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.