National Register of Historic Places

Lyerly Building for Boys

Gold Hill Township, Rowan County, North Carolina
Listed
January 5, 1989
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
88003006

About this property

Lyerly Building for Boys, also known as Nazareth Orphans' Home, Nazareth Children's Home or Nazareth Child & Family Connection, is a historic orphanage located at Gold Hill Township, Rowan County, North Carolina. It was built between 1913 and 1916, and is a two-story, front gabled, vernacular Gothic Revival style granite building. It has a steeply pitched parapeted slate roof. The building housed a school and chapel on the first floor with a boy's dormitory above. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

Location

Gold Hill Township, Rowan County, North Carolina
35.57007, -80.42947

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When was Lyerly Building for Boys listed on the National Register?

Lyerly Building for Boys was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 5, 1989.

What type of historic resource is Lyerly Building for Boys?

Lyerly Building for Boys is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Lyerly Building for Boys?

The period of significance for Lyerly Building for Boys is recorded as the industrial era.

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