Duke University Archives

Who is this building named for?
East Campus Buildings

• Blackwell: for Blackwell Park, once the Durham County fairground, then in 1892, the new home for Trinity College
• Randolph: for Randolph County (N.C.), the original location of the institution.
• Carr: Julian Shakespeare Carr, Durham tobacco businessman, Methodist, trustee.
• Giles: Three sisters (Theresa, Mary, Persis), first women graduates of Trinity College, 1878.
• Pegram: William H. Pegram '73, chemistry professor for 55 years. A faculty member who moved from Randolph County to Durham.
• Bassett: John Spencer Bassett '88, history professor for 12 years. Central figure in academic freedom case in 1903.
• Brown: Joseph G. Brown '75, Raleigh banker, trustee 34 years, chairman 10 years.
• Jarvis: Thomas J. Jarvis, Governor of NC 1879-1885. Also Ambassador to Brazil, US Senator by appointment a brief time. College trustee.
• Aycock: Charles B. Aycock, Governor of NC 1900-04.
• Wilson: Originally the Faculty Apartments, this was named in honor of longtime Dean Mary Grace Wilson at commencement, 1970.
• Baldwin Auditorium: Named in 1964 for Alice Mary Baldwin, first Dean of the Woman's College 1930-47. She was also a Professor of History.
• Gilbert-Addoms Dormitory: Opened and named in 1957 for Katherine Everett Gilbert, Professor and first chair of the Department of Aesthetics, Art and Music and for Ruth Margery Addoms, Professor of Botany.
• Southgate Memorial Building: Opened in 1921 as a gift from the citizens of Durham in memory of James H. Southgate, local businessman and Chairman of the Board of Trustees (notably at the time of the Bassett Affair).
• Memorial Gymnasium : Built in 1922-23, named in honor of Trinity students who died in World War I. Now part of the H. Keith H. and Brenda Brodie Recreation Center.
• Ark: Named Angier Buchanan Duke Gymnasium in 1899. A graduate of the class of 1905, Angier was the son of Benjamin N. and Sarah P. Duke, and a grandson of Washington Duke. When he died at a young age his father established a fund for a scholarship program in his name. Site of second intercollegiate basketball game in the state, first between so-called Big Four colleges. Trinity lost to Wake Forest 24-10 on March 2, 1906. Popularly called the Ark since the 1930s because stairs leading into it were so narrow that only two people at a time could use them. "And there went in two and two unto Noah into the ark..." (Genesis, 7:9).
• Crowell Building: Original 1892 building named Technological Building. Changed by Trustees in 1896 to Crowell since it was a gift of President John F. Crowell in memory of his wife.
• Epworth: Original 1892 building called the Inn. Changed by Trustees in 1896 to Epworth using the name of the parish where John Wesley's father was minister in England.
• Bishop's House: Built in 1910 as residence for Bishop John C. Kilgo when he became a Methodist Bishop after serving as President of Trinity College. He continued as a college trustee.
• Bivins: Built in 1905, named for Joseph F. Bivins '96, first headmaster of Trinity Park School.
• Branson: Named for William H. Branson, trustee, who died in 1899. Original building was a dorm for Trinity Park School. Current building is constructed with materials from the original building when it was dismantled.
• Hanes Athletic Field: Named for P. H. (Huber) Hanes '00, trustee, President of Hanes Knitting Company in Winston-Salem.
• Stagg Pavilion: Summer house or gazebo in front of East Duke, near the statue of the Sower, given in 1902 by Mary W. Lyon Stagg, the daughter of Mary Duke Lyon and granddaughter of Washington Duke, in honor of her husband James Edward Stagg. He was a college trustee.
• Anne Roney Fountain: In front of East Duke Building, gift of Anne Roney, sister of Washington Duke's second wife, Artelia Roney. She helped raise J. B., Ben and Mary Duke upon the sudden death of their mother.
• Sower: Bronze statue in front of East Duke Building was a gift of James B. Duke in 1914. He had purchased it on a trip to Germany for his estate in New Jersey. President Kilgo admired it and Duke gave it to the college. The sculptor was Stephan Anton Friedrich Walter and the figure is that of a 17th century peasant sowing in his fields. It is sometimes erroneously referred to as Johnny Appleseed. (more on The Sower)
• Mary Duke Biddle Music Building: Opened in 1974 and named for Mary Duke Biddle '07, daughter of Benjamin N. and Sarah P. Duke and mother of Mary D. B. T. Semans.
• Lilly Library: Woman's College then East Campus Library renamed Lilly Library in 1990 in recognition of gift of Mrs. Ruth Lilly.
• Alspaugh: John W. Alspaugh (Normal College, 1855) was a member of the committee of management that steered the college through financial troubles in the 1880s.