Murphey School

Murphey School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Murphey School, March 2007

Location	3729 Murphy School Rd., near Hillsborough, North Carolina
Coordinates	36°1′44″N 79°0′54″W / 36.02889°N 79.01500°W / 36.02889; -79.01500Coordinates: 36°1′44″N 79°0′54″W / 36.02889°N 79.01500°W / 36.02889; -79.01500
Area	7 acres (2.8 ha)
Built	1923 (1923), 1939, 1959
Architect	Linthicum, Henri C.; et al.
Architectural style	Classical Revival, Bungalow/craftsman
NRHP Reference #	09000637^[1]
Added to NRHP	August 20, 2009

Murphey School is a historic school complex located near Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina. The Murphey School was built in 1923, and is a one-story, Spanish Revival style brick building with a hip-on-hip roof covered in pressed metal shingles resembling terra cotta tiles. The front facade features a projecting central hip roof front entrance. Attached to the school is a one-story neoclassical style auditorium addition built in 1936 with a Doric order portico. Also on the property is a contributing 1 1/2-story bungalow style teacherage (c. 1923), well house (c. 1932), and water tower (c. 1936).^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.^[1]

References

1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Megan Privett (November 2008). "Murphey School" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.

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