Boiling Springs in Cleveland County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

E.B. Hamrick Memorial Hall

Gardner-Webb University

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, April 23, 2022

1. E.B. Hamrick Memorial Hall Marker

Inscription. Dedicated in 1925 honoring those from
Cleveland and Rutherford Counties who died in
military service during World War One, 1914-1918.
Ira Alberto Crabtree
William Norwood Huggins
Copher Mead Ewing

Dedicated in 1943 by the Gardner-Webb
Board of Trustees honoring
Elijah Bly Hamrick

Dedicated in 2021 honoring those from the
Gardner-Webb community who have died in
military service to their country

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Notable Buildings • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World I. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1925.

Location. 35° 14.963′ N, 81° 40.063′ W. Marker is in Boiling Springs, North Carolina, in Cleveland County. Memorial is on Quinn Circle just west of South Main Street (State Highway 150), on the right when traveling south. The marker is mounted at eye-level, directly on the subject building, just to the right of the east/front entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 110 Quinn Circle, Boiling Springs NC 28017, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Gardner-Webb University (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Boiling Springs Baptist Church Cemetery

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(about 400 feet away); General Store Circa 1910 (about 400 feet away); Get Up Bell (approx. 5.7 miles away); Raleigh Rutherford Haynes (approx. 5.7 miles away); Clyde R. Hoey (approx. 6.7 miles away); The High Shoal Ironworks Village (approx. 7.2 miles away); Raleigh Rutherford Haynes / Simpson Bobo Tanner (approx. 7.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Boiling Springs.

Regarding E.B. Hamrick Memorial Hall. National Register of Historic Places #82003444.

From the National Register Nomination:
The building was originally called the Memorial Building when it was completed in 1925. Partially gutted by fire in 1937, it was rebuilt and renamed for Elijah Bly Hamrick (1858-1946), a Boiling Springs businessman who gave generously to the school on a number of occasions and who served on the school's Board of Trustees for over four decades. Gardner-Webb College, once characterized by Governor O. Max Gardner as the school that "refused to die," was founded in 1905 as Boiling Springs High School, in Cleveland County. Supported by the King's Mountain
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, April 23, 2022

2. National Register of Historic Places Marker
(mounted directly above the memorial marker)
This property
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
and Sandy Run Baptist associations, the denominational school became a Junior College in 1928. In 1942 it became Gardner-Webb Junior College, and in 1971 it became a four-year college. The school was plagued by financial problems throughout its early days, particularly in the Great Depression, but survived, largely through the generosity of patrons like Hamrick. Today it is a thriving member of the state's family of Baptist educational institutions, and Hamrick Hall is one of the school's busiest buildings. The building symbolizes for many alumni and local citizens the dedication and resiliency of the early leaders of the school.

Also see . . . E. B. Hamrick Hall (Wikipedia). Excerpt:

It currently houses the Godbold School of Business which encompasses both the undergraduate and graduate business programs of Gardner-Webb University. It was built between 1920 and 1925, and is a three-story, nine bay, "T"-shaped, Colonial Revival-style brick building. It features a five-bay projecting entrance pavilion. It is the oldest building on the campus of Gardner-Webb University. In 1925, the building was named Memorial Hall and dedicated to honor individuals from Cleveland and Rutherford Counties who died while serving in World War I. On May 28, 2021, Hamrick Hall was rededicated
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, April 23, 2022

3. E.B. Hamrick Memorial Hall Marker(s)
in memory of students and alumni who had lost their lives during military service (dating back to World War I).

(Submitted on December 16, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

E.B. Hamrick Memorial Hall Marker(s) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, April 23, 2022

4. E.B. Hamrick Memorial Hall Marker(s)

Both markers are mounted on the right side of the front/east entrance.

E.B. Hamrick Memorial Hall (<i>southeast elevation</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, April 23, 2022

5. E.B. Hamrick Memorial Hall (southeast elevation)

E.B. Hamrick Memorial Hall (<i>east/front elevation</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, April 23, 2022

6. E.B. Hamrick Memorial Hall (east/front elevation)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 16, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 52 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on December 16, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.