Philanthropic Hall, Davidson College
United States historic place
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Philanthropic Hall, Davidson College is a historic school building located on the campus of Davidson College at Davidson, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. It was built by the Philanthropic Society, a literary and debating society.[2]
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Philanthropic Hall, 2005 | |
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| Location | Davidson College campus, Davidson, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°29′57″N 80°50′47″W |
| Area | 0.8 acres (0.32 ha) |
| Built | 1849-1850 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 72000975[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 13, 1972 |
It is a two-story, temple-form brick structure three bays wide and three bays long in the Greek Revival style. The front facade features a prostyle tetrastyle Doric order pedimented portico supported by four massive stuccoed brick columns. The brickwork is laid in Flemish bond.[3] The building faces Eumenean Hall across the original quadrangle of Davidson College.
It was converted to office use in 1956.[3] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]
