This photograph shows the view of Spring Garden Street from the front of the Main Building capturing the fountain located in front of the building. The back of photograph reads "Front campus, along Spring Garden Street. Arrow denotes home of J.Y. Joyner, member of State Normal faculty 1892-1902. Small house first on left, home of Miss Gertrude Mendenhall, member of the mathematics dept. Highland Ave. later opened up to left of Mendenhall House. M. Hood Aug. 9, 1977" This photo was a gift from Mrs. W.G. Wilson (Annie L. Bonney) in 1919. Spring Garden Street is a main east/west artery running through the heart of the campus. The section of Spring Garden Street between Aycock Street and Tate Street was extensively improved in 1998 to create a landscaped boulevard.
Type
Image
Original format
Photographs
Original publisher
[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified]
Contributing institution
Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives, UNCG University Libraries
Source collection
UA104 Photographic Prints Collection
Series/grouping
3: Buildings, Grounds, and Views
Folder
119: Fountain
Folder description
The fountain was created in 1897 as the center point of a carriage turn in front of Main Building. When the fountain failed to work properly, it was used as a planter. In 1930, the Class of 1928 commissioned a new Fountain which survived until the 1960s when it was removed and the area was paved.
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Object ID
ua104.3.119.002
Digital publisher
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, University Libraries, PO Box 26170, Greensboro NC 27402-6170, 336.334.5304
