Saturday, November 13, 2010

Murphey School: Before & After

One of my consulting projects involved preparing a National Register nomination for the Murphey School, which was being rehabilitated while utilizing historic preservation tax credits.  The Classical Revival style school with Spanish Revival influences dates to 1923 with a 1936 auditorium addition and also possesses a rare surviving Teacherage at the rear of the school, along with a well house and original water tower.  This past summer the work was completed and seeing Murphey School restored back to its original splendor was extremely rewarding!
Before

Before

After

After

Teacherage: Before

Teacherage: After

Auditorium Interior: Before

Auditorium Interior: After

Classroom Interior: Before

Classroom Interior: After

To learn more about Murphey School, you can access read the National Register Nomination by accessing it from the North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office website: http://www.hpo.ncdcr.gov/