NRHP Reference # 09000637 Added to NRHP 20 August 2009 | Area 3 ha | |
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Location 3729 Murphy School Rd., near Hillsborough, North Carolina Built 1923 (1923), 1939, 1959 Architect Linthicum, Henri C.; et al. Architectural style Classical Revival, Bungalow/craftsman | ||
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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).
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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.
Murphey school tour
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