{"nrhp_refnum":"80002838","name":"Foust, Julius I., Building","other_names":["Main (UNC-G)"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1000 W. Spring Garden St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Greensboro","county":"Guilford County","state":"NC","lat":36.06716721500004,"lon":-79.80782135599998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-09-11","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Education","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A four-story red brick and granite administration and classroom building on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, at 1000 W. Spring Garden St. Epps and Hackett of Greensboro designed it; the original section dates to 1891-92 and wings were added in 1895.","why_significant":"It is the only surviving building of the original Normal and Industrial School for Women, the first state-supported higher education institution for white women in North Carolina. It is also a notable example of late 19th-century eclectic collegiate design, combining Richardsonian Romanesque with Colonial Revival elements. The building is tied to the career of first president Charles Duncan McIver.","narrative":"Foust Building is a four-story red brick and granite structure with a hip roof and heavy white cornice on the University of North Carolina at Greensboro campus. Epps and Hackett designed it as a cubical block, built in 1891-92, and east and west wings were added in 1895. A grand south entry with paired polygonal towers, rusticated granite arches and a five-bay loggia sets the tone, while varied dormers, gables with Palladian windows and sculpted chimneys enliven the roofline. It was first called Main, later the Administration Building, and was renamed in 1960 for president Julius I. Foust. The building is the sole survivor of the two original structures of the Normal and Industrial School for Women, which opened in 1892 as the state's first public institution of higher education for white women. It is linked to first president Charles Duncan McIver and is valued as a fine example of late 19th-century Romanesque Revival campus design. Its interior has been altered many times, though the entrance hall retains some original detail.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"Epps and Hackett","architectural_style":"Romanesque Revival (collegiate), with Colonial Revival elements","criteria":["A","B","C"],"status_note":"Still serves as an administration building; interior heavily altered and undergoing another renovation at the time of the nomination.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:58:57.721645-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/64/7205/47720564/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/80002838.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80002838/c75522a5a6-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80002838/c75522a5a6-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Upstateherd","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Julius_I._Foust_Building.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Upstateherd</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Julius_I._Foust_Building.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47720564","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_I._Foust_Building","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6309868"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/guilford-county/foust-julius-i-building-80002838/"}