Cullowhee High School, also known as Cullowhee Academy, was founded in 1889. Its first two buildings were a wood frame classroom building and the Music and Art Building.
Cullowhee High School, also known as Cullowhee Academy, was founded in 1889. Its first two buildings were a wood frame classroom building and the Music and Art Building. Here students pose in front of the Music and Art Building in the 1890s.
Davies Hall was Cullowhee Normal and Industrial School’s first dormitory. Built in 1909 to house the school’s women students, it was occupied in January, 1910.
Hoey Auditorium was built in 1939 during a period of growth for Western Carolina Teachers College. Named for Governor Clyde Hoey, the building housed classrooms and the music department. The auditorium could seat 900 people.
Robert Lee Madison (1867–1954), the school's founder, served as first president of Cullowhee High School, later Cullowhee Normal and Industrial School, from 1889-1912 and also 1920-1923.
View of the Cullowhee Normal and Industrial School campus and surrounding area c. 1924, taken from Dix Gap. Major campus buildings shown include (from left to right) Moore Dormitory, on the hillside; the Training School, below in the valley; Joyner…
The original Madison Building was the first building on the campus of Cullowhee High School funded by an appropriation from the State of North Carolina. A stucco building constructed in 1903-1904, it was a multi-purpose building of classrooms,…
Joyner Building served as a combination classroom and administration facility. Constructed in 1913, it was the focus of the Cullowhee Normal and Industrial School campus for decades. Until 1952 it housed the school’s library. The building was…
The original Madison Building was the first building on the campus of Cullowhee High School funded by an appropriation from the State of North Carolina. A stucco building constructed in 1903-1904, it was a multi-purpose building of classrooms,…