Lyerly Building for Boys
United States historic place
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Lyerly Building for Boys, also known as Nazareth Orphans' Home, Nazareth Children's Home or Nazareth Child & Family Connection,[2] is a historic orphanage located at Gold Hill Township, Rowan County, North Carolina. It was built between 1913 and 1916, and is a two-story, front gabled, vernacular Gothic Revival style granite building. It has a steeply pitched parapeted slate roof. The building housed a school and chapel on the first floor with a boy's dormitory above.[3]
LocationCrescent Rd./Rt. 3, Gold Hill Township, North Carolina
Coordinates35°34′12″N 80°25′47″W
Area4.3 acres (1.7 ha)
Built1913-1916
Lyerly Building for Boys | |
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| Location | Crescent Rd./Rt. 3, Gold Hill Township, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°34′12″N 80°25′47″W |
| Area | 4.3 acres (1.7 ha) |
| Built | 1913-1916 |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival, Vernacular Gothic Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 88003006[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 5, 1989 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]