page_title: Agricultural and Technical College of North Carolina Historic District
section_title: Murphy Hall
hierarchical_section_title: Agricultural and Technical College of North Carolina Historic District / Contributing sites and buildings / Murphy Hall
caption_attribution_description: English: Murphy Hall Refectory on the Campus of the Negro Agricultural and Technical College of North Carolina, now North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; 1926
context_page_description: The Agricultural and Technical College of North Carolina Historic District is 10.1-acre historic district along the western boundary of the campus of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in Greensboro, North Carolina. The area includes five historical Colonial Revival, Classical Revival style buildings. Some significant structures are among those located within the Historic District include the James B. Dudley Memorial Building and Harrison Auditorium. The district has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since October 20, 1988.
context_section_description: Built in 1924, Murphy Hall originally served as the university's first cafeteria. Today, the building houses the university's office of student affairs. The symmetrical building features a projecting, pedimented three-bay entrance pavilion with rusticated brick and a full- height arched rusticated brick door surround. The pavilion is also ornamented with four full-height brick pilasters with stone capitals and bases, stone panels carved with an urn and garland motif, a full entablature with bullseyes and inscribed building name, and a multi-pane ocular window in the pediment. The 22,002 square foot, single story building underwent remodeling in 1977. The original arched wooden sash windows were removed then and replaced with twenty-pane windows with aluminum muntins; in addition, ribbed metal awnings were installed at the main and side entrances. The interior was also remodeled and the original high-ceilinged dining area was divided into two floors; an open string staircase with metal railings and a passenger elevator were installed to give access to the mezzanine-level offices.
caption: Murphy Hall in 1926
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