The Old Well you never knew | UNC-Chapel Hill
WEBOct 12, 2021 · How one man’s need for beauty inspired the Old Well’s creation and nearly 125 years of traditions and changes (it was once painted red, white and blue!)
Old Well - Wikipedia
WEBThe Old Well is a small, neoclassical cyclostyle on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus at the southern end of McCorkle Place. [1] [2] [3] The current decorative form of the Old Well was modeled after the Temple of Love in the Gardens of Versailles and was completed in 1897. [4]
The Old Well magic | UNC-Chapel Hill
WEBAug 20, 2019 · Hundreds of students lined up along Cameron Avenue to take part in the decades-old tradition of the first sip. Legend has it that a sip from the well, which has been a focal point of campus since the University opened in 1793, brings students luck in the form of good grades.
The Old Well · Water at UNC-Chapel Hill · Carolina Story: Virtual ...
WEBFor most of the next century, students, faculty, and staff of the university relied on this well for their drinking and bathing water. In 1897, university president Edwin Alderman proposed the building of a new structure over the Old Well, based on the Temple of …
The Old Well: Past, Present and Future
WEBFrom a hole in the ground to a Temple of Love, the Old Well has come a long way. And if you’re wondering just how old the Old Well is now? It’s so old that it’s not even a well anymore: It’s a water fountain. That’s what wells become when they grow up.
The Old Well, 1897 · Names Across the Landscape · Carolina Story ...
WEBThe Old Well, 1897 The university’s signature structure is not a building but a small neoclassical structure placed over a well between Old East and Old West and in front of South Building. University president Edwin Alderman added it in 1897 as part of a campus beautification effort.
UNC Virtual Tour - Old Well - The Public's Library and Digital …
WEBOld Well. The Old Well is the primary visual symbol of UNC. A local lumberyard originally constructed the well for $200 to serve as the sole water supply for the University. In 1897, the Old Well was given its present form at the suggestion of President Edwin A. Alderman, who modeled it after the Temple of Love in the Garden of Versailles.
Old Well - Wikiwand
WEBThe Old Well is a small, neoclassical cyclostyle on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus at the southern end of McCorkle Place. The current decorative form of the Old Well was modeled after the Temple of Love in the Gardens of Versailles and was completed in 1897.
The Old Well, 1897 · The New South - University of North Carolina …
WEBThe Old Well, 1897 As the university expanded, the presidents and the faculty became concerned about the campus's physical appearance. President Battle oversaw the preservation of Battle Park and Gimghoul Woods.
Wishing Well: Why UNC's Old Well Never Ran Dry - CHALT
WEBTurns out, the Old Well is neither unique, nor old, nor, for that matter, even a well. The name is trebly misleading. In UNC’s early years, there were wells all over the place. Neither the college nor the adjacent town had a water system, so every building or group of buildings used a well.
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