UNIVERSITY INFIRMARY (FIRST) / THE RETREAT
Built in
1858
/ Demolished in 1898-1924
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- Thu, 04/15/2021 - 8:41pm by SteveR
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Built in
1858
/ Demolished in 1898-1924
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This one-story, two-room structure was built in 1858; the architect is said to have been Alexander Jackson Davis. It was the last building erected by the university until after the Civil War.
It was used as an infirmary until 1891. The structure was demolished (likely dismantled and/or moved) by 1924-1925, when Spencer Hall and the new, larger Chapel of the Cross were constructed.
Circa 1898 (Image via UNC)
1915 Sanborn Map excerpt (structure is adjacent to the Chapel of the Cross)
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