Eliza Battle Pittman Auditorium, St. Mary's School

Resembling a Lorraine cross to maximize the interior space, the Neoclassical Revival auditorium is ornamented with classical motifs, rusticated piers, cast-iron Corinthian columns, and heavy window cornices that add interest and animation to the design. The building bears the name of a student who attended the school in the 1880s.

Date: 1906

Images

Eliza Battle Pittman Auditorium, 2010
Eliza Battle Pittman Auditorium, 2010 Image courtesy of J. Schwaller, Capital City Camera Club.
Eliza Battle Pittman Auditorium, 2010
Eliza Battle Pittman Auditorium, 2010 Image courtesy of J. Schwaller, Capital City Camera Club.
Eliza Battle Pittman Auditorium, 1976
Eliza Battle Pittman Auditorium, 1976 Image courtesy of the North Carolina State Archives.
Eliza Battle Pittman Auditorium, 1976
Eliza Battle Pittman Auditorium, 1976 Image courtesy of the North Carolina State Archives.
Eliza Battle Pittman Auditorium, date unknown
Eliza Battle Pittman Auditorium, date unknown Image courtesy of "Eliza Pittman Memorial Auditorium, Raleigh, Wake," (P077), North Carolina Postcards, Durwood Barbour Collection of North Carolina Postcards.

Location

900 Hillsborough Street

Metadata

RHDC, “Eliza Battle Pittman Auditorium, St. Mary's School,” Raleigh Historic, accessed May 13, 2024, https://raleighhistoric.org/items/show/107.