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Built in 1952 to serve as faculty apartments, this building occupies the site of the original outdoor basketball courts. Named for former State Superintendent of Public Instruction and East Carolina Board of Trustee member Clyde Atkinson Erwin, the three-story structure now houses the Department of Fine Arts and Communication.
- Other names
- Teachers Dormitory, Faculty Apartments
- Built
- 1952
- Construction cost
- $312,328
- Gross sq. ft.
- 14,652
- Assignable sq. ft.
- 8,973
- Architects
- Eric G. Flannagan, Henderson, NC
- Namesake
- Clyde Atkinson Erwin(1897-1952) was a student at the University of North Carolina in 1915-1916. In 1933, he was President of the North Carolina Education Association and gained recognition for his efforts to establish a state-supported school system. Erwin was State Superintendent of Public Instruction (1936-1952) and at the same time Ex-Officio Chairman of the ECU Board of Trustees. The building was dedicated at the Founder’s Day Celebration on Tuesday March 8, 1955.
- History
- This brick and steel construction was built on the old site of the basketball court. Erwin Building is a three story modified Georgian building. It was originally built to house faculty members and contained twenty one units of twin rooms each connected by a bathroom and a kitchenette. Currently the Erwin Building houses the Department of Communication, University College, and PEN-PAL Project.
- Additions
- 1958 – Holbrook Contracting Company, Renovations and Waterproofing
1989 & 1990 – Foundation repair