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AGGIELAND AGGIE PRIDE

The buldining phases of Aggieland

By: Maya Ledbetter

Building Phase One: 1890's Crosby Years (John Oliver Crosby 1892-1896)

1890

1. College Building (1893)

2. Boys Dormitory (1894) renamed North Dormitory

3. Mechanical Building (1895) re-named Crosby Hall 1933

College Building

The College Building was one of the first buildings created my John O. Crosby. This was a multipurpose building housing administration offices, classrooms, food services, and doritories.

Crosby planned the construction of the Boys Dormitory in 1894. It cost $6,000 and housed 100 students in 38 room. It was named the North Dormitory.

Boys Dormitory

John O. Crosby also designed the Mechanical Building which is now named the Crosby Hall. It was erected at a cost of $9,000. It was completed in 1895.

Mechanical Building

James Benson Dudley (1896-1925)

1900-1920

4. South Dormitory (1900)

5. Noble Hall (1922)

6. Murphy Hall 1923)

7. Morrison Hall (1924) re-named Speight Hall 2021

South Dormitory

President James Benson Dudley was the second president of the college and was apart of buliding phase two. South Doritory was a freshmen dorm on the South Side which was later named Vansitory Hall. Designed by Professor Adam Watson.

Noble Hall

The Noble Hall was constructed in 1922 and was named after Marcus C.S Noble. He was a long time chairmen for the Board of Trustees. It was designed to be a classroom building for nursing.

Murphy Hall

Murphy Hall was named after a former legislature Walter Murphy. It was once a dining hall constructed in 1924, but os now the Office of Student Affairs, counseling, testing, and placement advisory services.

Morrison Hall

Morrison Hall was first named after Governor Cameron A. Morrison. The hall was re-named Speight Hall (2021) after Velma Speight, an A&T Alumna. It was originally a residence hall for men, but now houses women.

Ferdinand D. Bluford (1925-1955)

1930-1950

8. Dudley Memorial Building (1930)

9. Harrison Auditorium (1939)

10. Garrett House (1939)

11. Holland Hall (1939)

Dudely Memorial Building

This building was named after the University's second preseident James Benson Dudley. It houses administration offices along with an auditorium and library. Ferdinand D. Bluford was the University's third president.

Harrison Auditorium

Richard B. Harrison Auditorium is named for Richard Berry Harrison who taught drama and directed plays at the college during the 1920's and 1930's. This building is used for theatre and art college students.

Garrett House

The Garrett house is named after Frances Garrett. She was one of the first females graduates of A&T in the 1930's. The Garrett house was built in 1939 and was a practice cottage for students in home economics.

Holland Hall

Holland Hall was constructed in 1939 and is named after Annie Holland, who was a state supervisor for elementary schools in North Carolina. This was also one of the first residence halls named for a woman on campus.

Construction halted by World War II

1939-1945

12. The President's House (1949)

13. Curtis Hall (1951)

14. Scott Hall (1951)

15. Benbow Hall (1953)

16. Bluford Library (1953)

17. Campbell House (1955)

18. Cherry Hall (1953)

19. Sebastian Health Center (1953)

20. Moore Gymnasium (1955)

21. Ward Hall (1955)

The President's House

The Oaks also known as the President's House was constructed in 1949. It was once the official residence of the presidents and chancellors of the University. The third president, Dr. Bluford and his family were the first family to live there in the early 1950's. It is now NC A&T's Faculty Club.

Curtis Hall

Curtis Hall was originally a residence hall for women. It was named for one of the first graduates of the University, Austin W. Curtis, class of 1899. It was constructed in 1951.

Scott Hall

Scott Hall is named after North Carolina's 62nd Govornor, William Kerr Scott. The residence hall housed 1,100 male students to relieve a housing shortage.

Benbow Hall

Benbow Hall is named for W.D.C. Benbow, a physician. It was constructed in 1953 It houses the Department of Human Enviroment and Family Science, it was formerly the Department of Home Economics.

Bluford Library

The original Bluford Library building was constructed in 1955 and was home to the library until 1991. The president day Library building is dedicated to the third president Ferdinand Douglass Bluford.

Campbell House

Constructed in 1955 this building houses the Army and Airforce Reserve Office Training Corps, R.O.T.C. It is named for Captain Robert Campbell who returned to the campus after combat in World War I. Captain Campbell managed Murphy Hall when it was the dining facility on A&T’s campus.

Cherry Hall

Named after former Governor, R. Gregg Cherry, it was constructed in 1953. It was once the home of School of Engeneering.

Sebastian Health Center

This building was constructed in 1953, was named for Dr. J. H. Sebastian, a former faculty member and one of the first physicians to serve students on the campus of A&T.

Moore Gymnasium

This building was named after Charles Henry Moore. It is used for sports then turned into the home for volleyball. Moore was instrumental in founding the Agricultural and Mechanical College for the Colored Race in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Ward Hall

Ward Hall was constructed in 1955 and was named for a 1915 graduate of the college, Roscoe ward. Ward Hall is now the home of the University Police and Public Safety Communication.

Gibbs and Dowdy Years

1960-1980

22. Brown Hall (1960)

23. Morrow Hall (1960)

24. Memorial Student Union (1967)

25. Paul Robeson Theatre (1969)

26. Crosby Hall (1970)

27. Corbett Health and Physical Education and Recreation Center (1978)

28. Gibbs Hall (1980)

Brown Hall

This building was constructed in 1960 and named for Paul Brown who graduated from the university 1929. This building once housed the Red Carpet Inn, a cafeteria for students, a post office and the student financial aid office. Today it houses the University Bookstore and mail center.

Morrow Hall

Morrow Hall was constructed in 1960 and originally named for the fourth president of the University, Warmouth T. Gibbs keeping this name until 1979. That year it was renamed Alma I. Morrow Hall for the woman who was the director of the library from 1935 to 1957 and an active civic and community member as well.

Memorial Student Union

This building was Constructed in 1967, the Memorial Student Union is the main center for social life of students at the University. It houses meeting rooms, conference rooms, student government offices and staff offices. The ballroom is named for Vernell Stallings, an alumnus and former associate director of the Union. The grand opening of the renovated Union was March 2001.

Paul Robeson Thatre

This building was was constructed in 1969 and named in honor of Paul Robeson, the actor, singer, writer, and lawyer. The foyer of the theatre was named in honor of Dr. John M. Kilimanjaro, former A&T faculty member.

Crosby Hall

Crosby Hall was constructed in 1970. It is named for the first president of the university, John Oliver Crosby. It houses the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, the Institute for Advanced Journalism Studies and the television studio. The original Crosby Hall was also known as the Mechanical Building was constructed in 1895

Corbett Health and Physical Education

This building was constructed in 1978. It is named for Ellis F. Corbett, a 1931 graduate of A&T. Affectionately known as "Mr. A&T", Corbett was for many years the director of public relations and executive secretary of the national alumni association.

Gibbs Hall

Gibbs Hall was construced in 1980 and is named for Warmoth Thomas Gibbs, the fourth president of the college. The Graduate School founded in 1939 is housed in Gibbs Hall as well as the departments of history, political science/ criminal justice, sociology/ social work, the Honors Program.

Fort Years 1980's-1990's

1980-1990

29. Dowdy Bulding (1981)

30. Webb Hall (1982)

31. McNair Hall (1987)

32. Bluford Library

33. Fort Interdisciplinary Reasearch Center (1993)

34. Smith Hall (1998)

Dowdy Building

This building was completed in 1981 and named for the sixth president and first chancellor of the university, Lewis Carnegie Dowdy. It houses many of the major administrative offices are housed in the Dowdy building.

Webb Hall

This building was completed in 1982 and named for Burleigh Carlyle Webb, a former dean of the School of Agriculture. Webb Hall serves as an educational and research facility for laboratory animal science and agriculture.

McNair Hall

McNair Hall is Ronald McNair an A&T graduate, astronaut and laser physicist. This building was used for the Engerneering Department.

Bluford Library

The present library building dedicated on September 10, 1991, was named for the third president of the university, Ferdinand Douglass Bluford.

Fort Interdisciplinary

This building constructed in 1953 was the home of the original Bluford Library from 1955 to 1991. Named for the eighth chancellor, Edward Bernard Fort, it is now the center for interdisciplinary research at the university.

Smith Hall

The Samuel Cooper and Angeline Smith Hall constructed in 1998 houses the School of Technology. Dr. Samuel Cooper Smith was the dean of the Technical Institute of A&T from 1951 until 1967.

Renick and Martin Sr., Years 2000-2022

2000-2022

35. Februaury One Monument (2002)

36. Proctor Hall (2008)

37. Blount Student Health Center (2015)

38. Deese Clock Tower (2016)

39. Student Center (2019)

40. University Farm Pavilion (2021)

41. Harold L. Martin Sr. Engerneering Reasearch and Innovation Complex (2021)

February One

A group of Negro students from North Carolina

A&T College, who were refused service at a luncheon counter reserved for white customers, staged

a sit-down strike at the F. W. Woolworth store in Greensboro 2/2.

Ronald Martin, Robert Patterson and Mark Martin

are shown as they stayed seated throughout the day. February One is the name of the 2002 monument dedicated to Ezell Blair Jr., Franklin McCain, Joseph McNeil and David Richmond who were collectively known as the Greensboro Four

Proctor Hall

Proctor Hall was dedicated on Wednesday, November 19, 2009. It is named in honor of the late Samuel DeWitt Proctor, fifth president of the University. The construction of Proctor Hall was completed on July 14, 2008. Faculty and staff relocated there from Hodgin Hall in August 2008. The building is located between Bluford Street and Wimbush Way.

Blount Student Health

The Alvin V. Blount Jr. Student Health Center signage was unveiled during a March 11 ceremony attended by members of Blount’s family and about 100 North Carolina A&T and community dignitaries, including representatives of Cone Health.

Deese Clock Tower

The Willie A. & Carrol C. Deese Tower, simply referred to as Deese Tower is a free standing campanile located on the campus of North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University. The 88 feet tall tower was a gift to the university from alumni Willie A. Deese and Carrol Chalmers Deese

Student Center

This building contains lounges, wellness centers, dining facilities or vendors, and entertainment venues. The student center is often the center of student affairs and activities and may house the offices of the student government or other student groups.

University Farm

The University Farm at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University will officially open the doors of its new Extension and Research Farm Pavilion, part of the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (CAES), with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10 a.m. Sept. 21.

Harold L. Martin Sr.

n 2016, North Carolina voters approved a visionary, $2 billion bond initiative, investing in important, promising projects around the state. One such project was an engineering research complex at North Carolina A&T, approved for $90 million in funding. Five years later, the four-story facility was completed on time, under budget, and with a new name chosen by the A&T Board of Trustees: The Harold L. Martin Sr. Engineering Research and Innovation Complex.

Building named after him

Chancellor James C. Renick

I think the student center should be named after him. For one because that is the only building that is not named after anyone. However, I think it should still be referred to as the "student center."

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