E. B. Hamrick Hall

E. B. Hamrick Hall is a historic academic building located on the campus of Gardner-Webb University in Boiling Springs, Cleveland County, North Carolina. It currently houses the Godbold School of Business which encompasses both the undergraduate and graduate business programs of Gardner-Webb University. It was built between 1920 and 1925, and is a three-story, nine-bay, T-shaped, Colonial Revival-style brick building. It features a five-bay projecting entrance pavilion. It is the oldest building on the campus of Gardner-Webb University.^[2]

E. B. Hamrick Hall
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Gardner-Webb College campus, Boiling Springs, North Carolina
Coordinates	35°14′58″N 81°40′5″W
Area	0.7 acres (0.28 ha)
Built	1920 (1920)-1925
Architect	McAllister, Junius
Architectural style	Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.	82003444[1]
Added to NRHP	July 12, 1982

In 1925, the building was named Memorial Hall ^[3] and dedicated to honor individuals from Cleveland and Rutherford Counties who died while serving in World War I, 1914–1918.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.^[1]

On May 28, 2021, Hamrick Hall was rededicated^[3] in memory of students and alumni who had lost their lives during military service (dating back to World War I).

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Jim Sumner and Michael Southern (January 1981). "E. B. Hamrick Hall" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
3. "Memorial Event Includes Hamrick Rededication". Gardner-Webb University. Retrieved 2021-06-23.