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North Carolina School for the Blind and Deaf Dormitory

Coordinates: 35°46′58″N 78°38′35″W / 35.78278°N 78.64306°W / 35.78278; -78.64306
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North Carolina School for the Blind and Deaf Dormitory
North Carolina School for the Blind and Deaf Dormitory, September 2014
North Carolina School for the Blind and Deaf Dormitory is located in North Carolina
North Carolina School for the Blind and Deaf Dormitory
North Carolina School for the Blind and Deaf Dormitory is located in the United States
North Carolina School for the Blind and Deaf Dormitory
Location216 W. Jones St., Raleigh, North Carolina
Coordinates35°46′58″N 78°38′35″W / 35.78278°N 78.64306°W / 35.78278; -78.64306
Arealess than one acre
Built1898 (1898)
ArchitectMilburn, Frank P.
Architectural styleRenaissance, Chateauesque
NRHP reference No.76001343[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 11, 1976

North Carolina School for the Blind and Deaf Dormitory, also known as the Old Health Building, is a historic dormitory building located at Raleigh, North Carolina. It was designed by the architect Frank Pierce Milburn and built in 1898. It is a 3 1/2-story, rectangular, red brick, Châteauesque style building. It features a dramatic, towered dormered roofline and measures 104 feet wide and 85 feet deep. It consists of a rectangular block with parapeted gabled pavilions, three-story engaged towers, and a three-story rear wing. It is the only remaining structure of the North Carolina School for the Blind and Deaf, now known as Governor Morehead School. After the school moved to a new location in 1923, the building housed state offices.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Robert Topkins, John Baxton Flower, III, and Catherine Cockshutt (June 1982). "North Carolina School for the Blind and Deaf Dormitory" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-06-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)