{"nrhp_refnum":"78001955","name":"Main Building, Louisburg College","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Louisburg College campus","address_restricted":false,"city":"Louisburg","county":"Franklin County","state":"NC","lat":36.104871873000036,"lon":-78.29972770299997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1978-12-08","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Education","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A four-story Greek Revival institutional building with a prostyle portico, serving as the central building of Louisburg College in Louisburg, Franklin County, North Carolina. It was erected in 1857 for the Louisburg Female College.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is an unusually well-preserved example of mid-19th-century Greek Revival institutional architecture, including retardataire Flemish bond brickwork and classical detail. It is also tied to the development of private schools and of women's education in North Carolina.","narrative":"Louisburg College Main Building is a four-story Greek Revival brick block in Louisburg, Franklin County, with a prostyle tetrastyle portico of fluted Doric columns and Flemish bond walls. Built in 1857 for the Louisburg Female College, it held dormitory rooms and classrooms, and by tradition was built by Albert Gamaliel Jones, a Warren County builder. It was among the largest buildings in the region at the time. During the Civil War and Reconstruction it was used by Union troops as a hospital, and the school changed hands and closed several times. Washington Duke bought the college in 1891, and it was later given to the Methodist conference. Wings added in 1911 and 1924 were designed to match the original. The building's interior plan and much of its finish survive, and it remains the focal point of the campus.","period_of_significance":"1857-1931","architect_builder":"Albert Gamaliel Jones (builder, according to local tradition)","architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Main Building continues to serve the college, housing administrative offices.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:40.932672-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/40/7203/47720340/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/78001955.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78001955/40ffdf72c4-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78001955/40ffdf72c4-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Jerrye &amp; Roy Klotz, MD","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MAIN_BUILDING,_LOUISBURG_COLLEGE,_FRANKLIN_COUNTY,_NC.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Jerrye &amp;amp; Roy Klotz, MD</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MAIN_BUILDING,_LOUISBURG_COLLEGE,_FRANKLIN_COUNTY,_NC.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"87000041","name":"Louisburg Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/north-carolina/louisburg-historic-district-87000041/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47720340","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisburg_College","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6688580"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/franklin-county/main-building-louisburg-college-78001955/"}