The Howard J. Chidley Residence Hall was named in honor of Dr. Howard J. Chidley, a minister at First Congregational Church in Winchester, member of the Board of Trustees from 1916 to 1921 and financial contributor and supporter of the National...
The James Edward Shepard House was constructed in 1925 for Dr. Shepard with funds collected primarily from the citizens of Durham. This house served as his official residence until his death on October 6, 1947. It is the oldest building on the...
This building was named in honor of Annie Day Robinson Shepard, devoted wife of Dr. James E. Shepard, founder of North Carolina Central University for her contributions and years of service to the students and the university. Mrs. Shepard wrote...
This building was named in honor of Louise M. Latham, teacher and former Dean of Women from 1948 to 1968. Louise M. Latham Residence Hall was constructed in 1957 and renovated in 1996.
This building was Named in honor of Ruth Gwendolyn Rush, Dean of Women, teacher of education, and director of Student Teaching (1926-1948). She gave thirty-eight years of service to the university. Ruth Gwendolyn Rush Residence Hall was...
Faculty Housing; Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute
This is the oldest building standing on campus. Built in 1906-1907 as a residence for the president of the school, it was the second major building erected, the first being the Main Building (Old Virginia Hall, begun in 1883 and completed in...
Faculty Housing; Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute
This is the oldest building standing on campus. Built in 1906-1907 as a residence for the president of the school, it was the second major building erected, the first being the Main Building (Old Virginia Hall, begun in 1883 and completed in 1888)....
Upon the death of Dr. James E. Shepard, founder and president of the college, the Board of Trustees appointed an interim committee (1947) consisting of Miss Ruth Rush, dean of women and (not pictured) Dr. Albert T. Turner, dean of the School of...
