Livingstone College Historic District (Boundary Increase and Decrease)
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Why it's listed
Livingstone College and the neighborhood beside it form a historic district on a hill in Salisbury, North Carolina. The college moved here in 1882 from Concord after Joseph Charles Price raised money for it, and the district holds brick halls such as Dodge, Ballard, Carnegie, Hood and Goler, along with Moore's Chapel and modest Victorian and bungalow houses on West Monroe Street. A wide lawn, where the first black intercollegiate football game was played in 1892, separates the campus from the homes. The school was founded by the A.M.E. Zion Church, which made it unusual as a black institution started and run by black people. Its history is linked to Price, educator William Henry Goler, and missionary educator James E. K. Aggrey. Goler also worked as a contractor and helped build much of the surrounding area. The district survives as a largely intact college community of the late 1800s and early 1900s.
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| Period of significance | 1800-1899, 1900- |
|---|---|
| Styles | Victorian eclectic, primarily of a vaguely classical bent, with some later bungalows |
| Areas of significance | Education, Architecture, Religion, Social History, Ethnic Heritage-Black |
| Acreage | 40.5 |
| Boundary source | not published |
| Full listing page | Livingstone College Historic District (Boundary Increase and Decrease) (property record) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.