Old East
Old East is a residence hall located at the north part of campus in University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Built in 1793 by slave labor, it became the first state university building in the United States.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Wgreaves, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Dormitory
- Description: Residence hall at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (USA)
- Also known as: “Old East Building”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Morehead Planetarium and Science Center and Old Well.
Morehead Planetarium and Science Center
Museum
Morehead Planetarium and Science Center is located on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. As a unit of the university, Morehead receives about one-third of its funding through state sources, one-third through ticket and gift sales, and one-third through gifts and grants. Morehead Planetarium and Science Center is situated 580 feet north of Old East.
Old Well
Shelter
Photo: Specious, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Old Well is a small, neoclassical cyclostyle on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus at the southern end of McCorkle Place. The current decorative form of the Old Well was modeled after the Temple of Love in the Gardens of Versailles and was completed in 1897.
Playmakers Theatre
University building
Photo: Wgreaves, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Playmakers Theatre, originally Smith Hall, is a historic academic building on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Built in 1850, it was designated a National Historic Landmark for its architecture, as an important example of Greek Revival architecture by Alexander Jackson Davis.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carrboro and Collins Crossing.
Carrboro
Town
Carrboro is a town in Orange County in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 21,295 at the 2020 census. The town, which is part of the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill combined statistical area, was named after North Carolina industrialist Julian S.
Collins Crossing
Neighborhood
Formerly Abby Court, and previously Old Well, is a complex of over 300 residences in North Carolina. Formerly advertised as a complex of “condominiums,” however only a few units, 63 to be exact, are still privately owned. Collins Crossing is situated 2 miles west of Old East.
Southern Village
Suburb
Southern Village is a 312-acre of retail, office, and civic space. Southern Village was the top selling neighborhood in the Triangle market from 1999 to 2001. Southern Village is situated 2½ miles south of Old East.
Old East
- Categories: university dormitory, building, and residential building
- Location: Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.91236° or 35° 54′ 45″ northLongitude
-79.05081° or 79° 3′ 3″ westElevation
499 feet (152 metres)Open location code
8772WW6X+WMOpenStreetMap ID
way 44342593OpenStreetMap feature
building=dormitoryOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesGeoNames ID
7603240Wikidata ID
Q7083892
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Russian—“Old East” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “旧东方”
- Russian: “Олд-ист”
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