Palmer Memorial Institute Historic District


  • Address: Along US 70
  • Vicinity: W of jct with NC 3056
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Historic District


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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Charlotte Hawkins Brown Significant name
Charles C Hartmann Architect
Harry Barton Architect
1901/00/00
1920/00/00 Rev John Brice Vocation Rev John Brice becomes a teacher at the Palmer Memorial Institute, founded and run by his wife's niece, Charlotte Hawkins Brown. Staying more than thirty years, he became Vice Principal and Chaplain.
1952/00/00

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Particulars for Palmer Memorial Institute Historic District:
Architectural Style American Colonial Revival
Cultural Affiliation Black American
Architectural Style Bungalow-craftsman
Criteria Consideration Commemorative property
Area of Significance Education
Historic Use Educational related housing
Sight Category Historic District
Criteria Historic Event
House type I-house
Criteria Person
Historic Use Post Office
Owner Private
Historic Use Religious Property
Historic Use School
Historic Use Single dwelling
Owner State



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 24th October 1988

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: Palmer Memorial Institute Historic District
Registry Address: Along US 70 W of jct. with NC 3056
Registry Number: 88002029
Resource Type: District
Owner: Private, State
Architect: Barton,Harry; Hartmann,Charles C.
Architectural Style: Colonial revival, Bungalow-craftsman, Other
Attribute: I-house
Area in Acres: 62
Contributing Buildings: 16
Non-Contributing Buildings: 8
Contributing Sites: 2
Contributing Structures: 3
Contributing Objects: 2
Other Certification: Date received-pending nomination
Certification: Listed in the National Register
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: State
Area of Significance: Black, Education
Applicable Criteria: Event, Person
Criteria Consideration: Commemorative property, Religious property, Significance of less than fifty years
Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1950-1974
Significant Year: 1901, 1902, 1952
Associated People: Brown,Charlotte Hawkins
Historic Function: Education, Domestic, Religion, Government
Historic Sub-Function: Religious structure, Post office, Single dwelling, School, Educational related housing
Current Function: Recreation and Culture, Domestic, Religion
Current Sub-Function: Museum Religious structure Single dwelling

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