Campbell University - Kivett Hall, Butler Chapel, Wcce, Lundy-Fetterman School of Business, Campbell University School of Pharmacy (Paperback)

Chapters: Kivett Hall, Butler Chapel, WCCE, Lundy-Fetterman School of Business, Campbell University School of Pharmacy, Campbell University Divinity School, The Campbell Times, Keith Hills Country Club, Campbell University School of Education, D. Rich Memorial, . Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 40. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Kivett Hall is the oldest building on the campus of Campbell University in Buies Creek, North Carolina. The building has long served as the icon of the University and is noted for its bell tower that chimes every quarter hour. The need for Kivett Hall arose after most of the buildings on the campus of Buies Creek Academy, the forerunner of Campbell University, located in Buies Creek, NC were destroyed by fire. Founded by the Reverend James Archibald Campbell in 1887. the academy grew and eventually consisted of several buildings, all constructed of wood. On Wednesday night December 20, 1900 a fire destroyed many buildings, including the main classroom building. Kivett was completed on November 2, 1903 and in its early days served as the primary building of the Academy, a rural school that educated children form Kindergarten to the 12th grade. The building was named for Zachary Taylor Kivett, known to all as Z. T. Kivett was a relatively prosperous land owner, contractor and builder well established in the local community. He lived on his farm, the "plantation," located on the other side of the Cape Fear River from Buies Creek with his wife Lillian Lee nee. McNeill. At the time they had a large family consisting of Archibald Steward, 19; twins Hector Hendricks and Hugh Herndon, 17; Virginia Elizabeth, 14; Caroline McNeill, 12; Louise McKay, 9; Neil McNeill, 6; Edward Henry, 3; and Robert Commack, 1. They had also lost two children in infancy Caroline McNeill, ...http: //booksllc.net/?id=132664