Durham Arts Council Building
{{Short description|Cultural Center in North Carolina}}
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| address = 120 Morris Street
| city = Durham, North Carolina
| country = United States
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| coordinates = {{coord|35|59|52.69|N|78|54|12.77|W|region:US-NC_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| architect = Oliver Duke Wheeler, Frank Pierce Milburn, Frank DePasquale
| owner = City of Durham
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| operator = Durham Arts Council
nonprofit and local arts agency
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| type = Masonry
| opened = 1906
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| rebuilt = 1924, 1986
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| currentuse = Cultural center
| website = {{URL|https://durhamarts.org/}}
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The Durham Arts Council Building is a cultural center located in downtown Durham, North Carolina within the Downtown Durham Historic District, however it is classified as a noncontributing building.[https://files.nc.gov/ncdcr/nr/DH1692ad.pdf Downtown Durham Historic District Additional Documentation.] North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office, page 81.
History
This city-owned edifice was constructed in 1906 to a neoclassical design by architect Oliver Duke Wheeler and his collaborators with a dome and pediment façade.[http://andjusticeforall.dconc.gov/gallery_images/durham-arts-council-building-formerly-durham-city-hall/ History of the Durham Arts Council Building] in the gallery of Durham County Courthouse Artwall (Durham County Library).[https://www.opendurham.org/buildings/city-high-school-city-hall-arts-council History of the Durham Arts Council Building] in the digital archive Open Durham. Later modifications on the building were designed by Frank Pierce Milburn and Frank DePasquale.[https://www.libertyartsnc.org/foundry Liberty Arts Foundry (Durham)] including information on the work of architect Frank DePasquale and the Durham Arts Council Building.
At the beginning, the building was used as Central High School until 1922. In 1924 it was modified by removing the dome as well as the pediment and then used as city hall. In 1978, it became the home of the Durham Arts Council, one of the oldest arts councils in the United States, founded in 1954.[http://museumofdurhamhistory.org/beneathourfeet/landmarks/ArtsCouncil History] on the official website of the Museum of Durham History[https://durhamarts.org/who-we-are/#Financials History] on the official website of the Durham Arts Council. In 1986 the edifice was again completely renovated including the construction of a glass atrium at the original entrance.[https://www.durhamnc.gov/DocumentCenter/View/8656/Downtown-Durham-Preservation-Plan-2016 Downtown Durham Historic District Preservation Plan] (page 21).
Since the last modification of the building in the 1980s the Durham Arts Council uses it as a cultural center which contains PSI Theatre, four galleries, various studios and rehearsal spaces, an outdoor terrace and gardens.
References
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External links
- [https://durhamarts.org/ Website of the Durham Arts Council]
- [https://www.facebook.com/DurhamArts/ Facebook Page of Durham Arts Council]
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