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Located near the campus mall, this iconic building has six large columns with a large staircase leading up to the front doors. The building was named for Edward Gaskill Flanagan, Greenville native and member of the East Carolina Board of Trustees who also served as chairman of the school’s Building Committee. This building was originally built as a classroom building and still serves that function today.
- Other names
- Science Building
- Built
- 1939
- Construction cost
- $325,000
- Gross sq. ft.
- 100,342
- Assignable sq. ft.
- 72,055
- Architects
- Eric G. Flannagan, Henderson, NC
- Namesake
- Edward Gaskill Flanagan (1875-1942), a Greenville native, was a member of the ECTC Board of Trustees and chairman of the ECTC Building Committee. He inherited the Flanagan Buggy Company from his father, served in the North Carolina General Assembly and was president of the Guarantee Bank & Trust Company.
- History
- Flanagan Building was dedicated on March 8, 1941, by Governor Clyde R. Hoey during homecoming. Home coming was postponed from fall to winter in order to dedicate this new structure in connection with the event. This classroom building is located in the central part of campus next to the Student Health Center. It was built with a combination of state and Public Works Administration funds representing ECTC’s only participation in the WPA program. The structure is U-shaped with a court opening to the south. It originally housed the Science, Home Economics, Commerce and Geography Departments.
In 1993, Flanagan Building became a part of the East Carolina Historical District. The ECU Board of Trustees decided not to register the building on the National Register of Historic Buildings, but instead decided to make its own register.
- Additions
- 1950 – Greenhouse built
1957 – 1960 – Eric G. Flannagan, and Dudley & Shoe, attic completed with room partitions, cost $145,000
1962 – James W. Griffith, addition to connect the wings and close the court on the south side, cost $375,000
1969 – Fenner & Proffitt, HVAC system renovated, cost $1,195,000
1997 – Renovations to the chemistry lab
Within the next 10 years a $13.4 million renovation for technology is planned.
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