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
Area of Significance Commemorative Property
Architectural Style Craftsman Bungalow
Area of Significance Education
Historic Use Educational related housing
Criteria Exemplar
Sight Category Historic District
House type I-house
Criteria Person
Historic Use Post Office
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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