Old East
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Old East is a historic University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill residence hall, widely regarded as the oldest state university building in the United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Old East canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill building
ⓘ
historic building ⓘ residence hall ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Old West
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Building NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architect | unknown early builder under direction of university trustees ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Federal architecture ⓘ |
| campusQuadrangle | McCorkle Place NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
National Historic Landmarks in North Carolina
ⓘ
University and college residential buildings in the United States ⓘ University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1795 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1793 ⓘ |
| coordinates | 35.912°N 79.051°W ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| faces | McCorkle Place NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floorCount | 3 ⓘ |
| function | undergraduate housing ⓘ |
| governingBody | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
hallways
ⓘ
stairwells ⓘ student rooms ⓘ |
| hasPlaque | historical marker commemorating its status as the first state university building ⓘ |
| hasRenovation |
1840s renovation and expansion
ⓘ
20th-century restoration ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
surface form:
National Register of Historic Places listing
|
| inception | 1793 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | brick ⓘ |
| namedAfter | its position on the east side of the original campus quadrangle ⓘ |
| NHLDesignationDate | 1965 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with the founding of the University of North Carolina
ⓘ
being widely regarded as the oldest state university building in the United States ⓘ |
| NRHPListingDate | 1966 ⓘ |
| ownedBy | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Old Campus Historic District (UNC-Chapel Hill) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | symbol of the beginning of public higher education in the United States ⓘ |
| significantEvent | cornerstone laid by William Richardson Davie ⓘ |
| startDate | 1793-10-12 ⓘ |
| state | North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| use |
dormitory
ⓘ
student residence ⓘ |
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