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The Columns (Murfreesboro, North Carolina)

Coordinates: 36°26′33″N 77°5′59″W / 36.44250°N 77.09972°W / 36.44250; -77.09972
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The Columns
Chowan College, HABS photo, July 1940
The Columns (Murfreesboro, North Carolina) is located in North Carolina
The Columns (Murfreesboro, North Carolina)
The Columns (Murfreesboro, North Carolina) is located in the United States
The Columns (Murfreesboro, North Carolina)
LocationJones Dr., Murfreesboro, North Carolina
Coordinates36°26′33″N 77°5′59″W / 36.44250°N 77.09972°W / 36.44250; -77.09972
Area1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built1852 (1852)
ArchitectJones, Albert G.
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.71000590[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 18, 1971

The Columns, also known as the McDowell Columns Building, is a historic school building located at Murfreesboro, Hertford County, North Carolina. It was built about 1852, and is a three-story, Greek Revival style stuccoed brick building with a low hip roof and octagonal belvedere. The front facade features a massive portico supported by eight Doric order columns. It was built to house the Chowan Baptist Female Institute, later Chowan University. The building houses the school's administrative offices.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ John B. Wells, III & Greer Suttlemyer (October 1970). "The Columns" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.