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19th Century Davidson Buildings

This guide provides an introduction to 19th century Davidson buildings. In addition to a general overview of campus construction, it lists extant and demolished buildings both on the campus and in the town.

Eumenean Hall

Black and white photo of the exterior of Eumenean Hall (front view)         Black and white photo of the exterior of Eumenean Hall (right three-quarters view)       Black and white photo of the interior of Eumenean Hall

Dates: Built in 1849 and dedicated in November 1849. Restored in 1956. Placed on National Historic Register in 1972. Named Charlotte Mecklenburg Historic Site in 1976.

Quote: Specifications and Contract for building a Society Hall at Davidson College Mecklenburg County N.C. House to be fifty seven feet long and thirty two wide; lower story two feet high, upper story 14 ft high, lower story with a passage eight feet wide and two rooms on one side, on the other but one. The partitions to be of brick 9 inches thick and laid in good cement: the upper story to be all in one room, forty five feet long by thirty, in the clear with a portico and stair was 10 feet by 32 feet according to draft. 
- Copy of manuscript from papers of Professor John L. Douglas. Eumenean Society Davidsoniana file. Davidson College Archives.

Named for: Eumenean Literary Society. The Society was formed on April 14, 1837.

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