Two women admiring trees in bloom growing along College Avenue in the late 1950s. College Avenue was designed in the early 1900s by landscape architect Warren Henry Manning to be the central artery of the campus. It was converted to a pedestrian...
This photograph shows the front view of the Commencement Home in Greensboro in 1958. This house, built in 1958, was located at 2207 North Elm Street. It was part of a unique Woman’s College classroom experience where twenty-three art and...
Rear view the Commencement Home in Greensboro in 1958. This house, built in 1958, was located at 2207 North Elm Street. It was part of a unique Woman’s College classroom experience where twenty-three art and home-economics majors designed and...
Photograph of the all-electric kitchen of the Commencement Home in Greensboro in 1958. This house, built in 1958, was located at 2207 North Elm Street. It was part of a unique Woman’s College classroom experience where twenty-three art and...
Dining room of Commencement Home in Greensboro in 1958. This house, built in 1958, was located at 2207 North Elm Street. It was part of a unique Woman’s College classroom experience where twenty-three art and home-economics majors designed and...
Living room of Commencement Home in Greensboro pictured in 1958. This house, built in 1958, was located at 2207 North Elm Street. It was part of a unique Woman’s College classroom experience where twenty-three art and home-economics majors...
Rear view of Commencement Home at night. This house, built in 1958, was located at 2207 North Elm Street. It was part of a unique Woman’s College classroom experience where twenty-three art and home-economics majors designed and supervised the...
Photograph of the demolition of McIver Memorial Building (1908-1958). The McIver Memorial Building, opened in 1908, was named in honor of Charles Duncan McIver, founder and first president of the University. An east wing was added in 1920 and a...
Demolition of McIver Memorial Building. The McIver Memorial Building, opened in 1908, was named in honor of Charles Duncan McIver, founder and first president of the University. An east wing was added in 1920 and a west wing in 1922. It was...
Loewenstein and students pose around the Commencement Home sign in 1958. This house, located at 2207 North Elm Street, was part of unique Woman’s College classroom experience where twenty-three art and home-economics majors designed and...
This 1958 photograph shows the Bailey Residence Hall as seen from the Quadrangle. The Bailey Residence Hall, designed by Harry Barton, of Greensboro, North Carolina, was opened in 1922. It named in honor of Thomas Bailey. Bailey was an attorney and...
Two students pictured walking out of Coit Residence Hall in 1958. Coit Residence Hall, designed by Harry Barton of Greensboro, North Carolina, was opened in 1923. It was named after Laura Hill Coit (Class of 1896) who taught physical education,...
Commencement House supervisors (architect and builder) study the blueprints. This house, built in 1958, was located at 2207 North Elm Street. It was part of a unique Woman’s College classroom experience where twenty-three art and home-economics...
Two students in the residential architectural design course experiment with building materials. This house, built in 1958, was located at 2207 North Elm Street. It was part of a unique Woman’s College classroom experience where twenty-three art...
Two students at work in Residential Design for the commencement house. This house, built in 1958, was located at 2207 North Elm Street. It was part of a unique Woman’s College classroom experience where twenty-three art and home-economics majors...
This photo depicts several of the special guests invited to the opening of the Commencement Home. Pictured are (l-r) Mrs. Gordon Blackwell, Chancellor Gordon Blackwell, Dr. Mereb Mossman (Dean of Students), Nancy Downs (reporter for WUNC) and Mrs....
Students posing around the medallion award. This house, built in 1958, was located at 2207 North Elm Street. It was part of a unique Woman’s College classroom experience where twenty-three art and home-economics majors designed and supervised...
Students observe construction of the 1958 Commencement Home. This house, built in 1958, was located at 2207 North Elm Street. It was part of a unique Woman’s College classroom experience where twenty-three art and home-economics majors designed...
This photo depicts the official ribbon cutting at the Commencement Home grand opening. This house, built in 1958, was located at 2207 North Elm Street. It was part of a unique Woman’s College classroom experience where twenty-three art and...
Nancy Downs from WUNC-TV interviews Edward Loewenstein and Eugene Gulledge at the Commencement Home grand opening. This house, built in 1958, was located at 2207 North Elm Street. It was part of a unique Woman’s College classroom experience...