The original section of the hotel was built in 1923–1924 on the site of the chapel that gave the town of Chapel Hill its name.[3] Wings were added in 1939–1940, 1969–1970, and 1995. Each section consists of two stories constructed in red brick topped by a gambrel roof with dormers. The front facade of the original section features a two-story piazza supported by six tall paneled wooden posts and a centrally-placed cupola atop this original block. The building is Colonial Revival in style, with Classical Revival design elements. It was built by alumnus John Sprunt Hill and donated to the university in 1935.[4]
^Kenneth Joel Zogry (February 1999). "Carolina Inn"(PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
Zogry, Kenneth J. (1999). The University's Living Room: A History of The Carolina Inn. Chapel Hill, N.C.: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. ISBN0-9676063-0-6.
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