Main Building, Mitchell College is a historic building located on the campus of Mitchell Community College at Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina. It was built in 1854–1856, and is a three-story

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ed brick building with a heroic hexastyle

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in the

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style. It is T-shaped in plan, 13 bays wide and 3 bays deep, with a five-bay-deep and three-bay-wide wing. Atop the roof is an octagonal wooden

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. An east wing, Shearer Music Hall, was added to the structure in 1907. It was listed on the

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in 1973. It is located in the Mitchell College Historic District.

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University and college buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina Greek Revival architecture in North Carolina School buildings completed in 1856 Buildings and structures in Iredell County, North Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Iredell County, North Carolina Historic district contributing properties in North Carolina University and college administration buildings in the United States {{IredellCountyNC-NRHP-stub