WG Pearson School, 1950s.
(Courtesy The Herald-Sun Newspaper)
Designed by George Watts Carr, Sr. the WG Pearson Elementary School was built in 1928. It is one of the most impressive of the 1920s-1930s era school buildings, both in terms of the building architecture and the relation of the building to the site and the surrounding neighborhood, as seen from these blueprints.
1927 Blueprints
(Courtesy NCSU Libraries' Digital Collections:Rare and Unique Materials)
Ground Floor Blueprints
(Courtesy NCSU Libraries' Digital Collections:Rare and Unique Materials)
Looking north, 1940s.
(Courtesy The Herald-Sun Newspaper)
The school is named for WG Pearson who lived nearby on Fayetteville St. Pearson was highly respected in the community for his leadership/stewardship of, first, the Whitted Graded School, and then the Hillside Park High School.
WG Pearson Middle School, 11.15.08
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35.982215,-78.896847
Extensive renovations by CT Wilson Construction will take place late 2017 to late 2018. Self Help Credit Union is the developer. Student U will occupy after construction is completed. DTW Architects designed the renovations to preserve and enhance the historic attributes of the building.
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