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| June 25, 2004 | John Rottet | [/assets/story/image_buynow.comp] |
| Ordinarily, Mediterranean acanthus leaves decorate Corinthian-styled columns such as these. Instead, carvings of American corn and wheat grace the top, or capital, of the four stately Roman-looking columns on PlayMakers Theatre at UNC-Chapel Hill. When architect A.J. Davis designed Smith Hall (the building that became the theater) in 1852, he had something besides classical architecture in mind. A grand ballroom fit for an American president, perhaps? According to "The Campus at Chapel Hill: 200 Years of Architecture" by John V. Allcott, a visit to the university in 1847 by President James K. Polk, an alumnus, turned to embarrassment when no proper hall was available in which to entertain him. Shortly after, construction of the building, near South Building and the Old Well, was approved. The building first held a ballroom and a library, then housed the law school and finally was remodeled in 1924 into the theater. | ||
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