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Home to the Chancellor’s Office, the building is named for John Barham Spilman, who served as treasurer of East Carolina College from 1912-1935. Constructed in 1930 to provide campus with additional office space, the Spanish-mission style mirrors that of the original campus buildings with its curved arches and stylized brick detail. Spilman continues to house administrative offices, including the vice chancellors, administration and finance, and the Divisions of Academic and Student Affairs.
- Other names
- Administration
- Built
- 1930
- Construction cost
- $50,000
- Gross sq. ft.
- 16,720
- Assignable sq. ft.
- 9,741
- Architects
- George Berryman, Raleigh, NC
- Namesake
- John Barham Spilman (1886-1935), a native North Carolinian and a Wake Forest graduate, served as superintendent of schools in Beaufort and Lexington North Carolina and taught school in Texas for several years. From 1904 to 1912, he was Business Manager of Draughon’s Business College in Nashville, Tennessee. Spilman became treasurer of East Carolina College in 1912 and served in this position until his death in 1935. By virtue of his position as treasurer, he was also a member of the Board of Trustees. As the duties of treasurer expanded, Spilman’s wife, Johnetta Webb Spilman, was hired to assist him in 1922.
- History
- Constructed in 1930 for additional administrative offices for the growing college, Spilman Building is of Spanish – mission design which blends in well with the original campus buildings. The 5th Street entrances to Spilman display curved arches with detailed architectural designs of a fan window and stylized brick detail. Spilman continues to house the administrative offices. The building was dedicated in memory of J.B. Spilman in May 1954. In 1966, Mrs. Frances Spilman Facci donated $1000 in honor of her father to start a scholarship fund for a student who was majoring in business.
Spilman continues to house the administrative offices, including the Chancellor’s Office and the Division of Academic Affairs. In 1993, the building was named to the ECU Campus Historical District along with several other original buildings on campus. - Additions
- 1959 – addition, Harles & Edwards, Rocky Mount, NC
1968 – renovated
1998 – grounds landscaped and windows replaced
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