Leslie N. Boney Sr. (1880–1964) was an American architect who focused on schools. He designed approximately 1,000 schools or additions to schools, and his works appear in 51 of North Carolina's 100 counties.
He partnered with William J. Wilkins during 1919 to 1920.
A number of his works are listed on the U.S.
National Register of Historic Places
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His sons, Charlie Boney and Leslie N. Boney Jr. were also architects who had an important role in the modernist movement of North Carolina in the mid-1900s.North Carolina Modernist Houses - Charles Boney http://ncmodernist.org/boney
Works include (with attribution):
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Ahoskie School
Ahoskie School is a historic school complex located at Ahoskie, Hertford County, North Carolina. The main school building was designed by architect Leslie Boney and built in 1929. It is a two-story, Classical Revival style brick building. Assoc ...
Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh (; ) is the capital city of the state of North Carolina and the List of North Carolina county seats, seat of Wake County, North Carolina, Wake County in the United States. It is the List of municipalities in North Carolina, second-most ...
. Built 1955-56.
*Leslie N. Boney House, built in 1925, 425 S. 3rd Street,
Wilmington, North Carolina
Wilmington is a port city in and the county seat of New Hanover County in coastal southeastern North Carolina, United States.
With a population of 115,451 at the 2020 census, it is the eighth most populous city in the state. Wilmington is the ...
, a
Georgian Revival
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brick house
* Additions to the
Central School
A central school was a selective secondary education school with a focus on technical and commercial skills in the English education system. It was positioned between the more academic grammar schools and the ordinary elementary schools where m ...
,
Laurinburg, North Carolina
Laurinburg is a city in and the county seat of Scotland County, North Carolina, United States. Located in southern North Carolina near the South Carolina border, Laurinburg is southwest of Fayetteville and is home to St. Andrews University. ...
Gaston, North Carolina
Gaston is a town in Northampton County, North Carolina, Northampton County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,152 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina Roanoke Rapids micropolitan area, Micropolitan ...
(Boney, Leslie N.), NRHP-listed
* B. F. Grady School, N side NC 11, 0.3 mi. W of jct. with NC 111,
Kornegay, North Carolina
Kornegay is an unincorporated community in Duplin County, North Carolina, United States.
It is the location of B.F. Grady School, designed by architect Leslie Boney, Sr., which is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Th ...
Henrietta-Caroleen High School
Henrietta-Caroleen High School, also known as Tri-High, Tri-Community Elementary, and Chase Middle School, is a historic high school building located near Mooresboro, Rutherford County, North Carolina. It was designed by architect Leslie Boney ...
, 2527 NC 221A,
Mooresboro, North Carolina
Mooresboro is a town in Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 311 at the 2010 census.
History
Mooresboro was settled in the 1780s, it was incorporated as a town in 1885, and its charter was repealed in 1943. It was n ...
(Boney, Leslie N.), NRHP-listed
* Taylor Farm, 337 Comfort Rd.,
Richlands, North Carolina
Richlands is a town in Onslow County, North Carolina, United States. The 2010 population was 1,520. It is included in the Jacksonville, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. Incorporated on March 29, 1880, it was the first town in Onslow C ...
(Boney, Leslie N.), NRHP-listed
*One or more works in LaGrange Historic District, roughly bounded by N. Caswell, E. James, N. Carey, E. Washington, S. Caswell, W. Washington, and Forbes Sts., LaGrange, North Carolina (Boney, Leslie N.), NRHP-listed
*One or more works in Snow Hill Historic District (Boundary Increase), W. Harper St. between W. 6th St. and W. 4th St.,
Snow Hill, North Carolina
Snow Hill is a town in Greene County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,595 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Greene County and is part of the Greenville Metropolitan Area. Snow Hill hosts numerous tennis tournaments ...
(Boney, Leslie), NRHP-listed
*One or more works in Wallace Commercial Historic District, roughly bounded by Southerland, College, Boney and Raleigh Sts.,
Wallace, North Carolina
Wallace is a town in Duplin and Pender counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 3,880 at the 2010 census.
The Pender County portion of Wallace is part of the Wilmington Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
The W. Sto ...
(Boney, Leslie N. Sr.), NRHP-listed
*One or more works in Wilmington Historic District (Boundary Increase), roughly bounded by Harnett, 7th, 3rd, Howard; Campbell, 9th, 12th, Princess; Dock, Castle 8th, 14th; 9th, Wright, Greenfield,
Wilmington, North Carolina
Wilmington is a port city in and the county seat of New Hanover County in coastal southeastern North Carolina, United States.
With a population of 115,451 at the 2020 census, it is the eighth most populous city in the state. Wilmington is the ...