“One of the earliest public education facilities in Raleigh was the N.C. School for the Blind and Deaf (1848). Located on Caswell Square, the institution at the turn of the twentieth century boasted nine buildings. One of the final stages of construction occurred in 1898 with the dormitory and the broom and mattress shop. The dormitory, designed by Frank P. Milburn, a Washington, D.C. architect, is on the National Register of Historic Places. Situated north of the dormitory, facing Dawson Street, is the broom and mattress shop . It is a two-story, painted brick, cross-gable roofed structure with a slate roof, and original 4/4 windows with brick segmental arches and rusticated stone sills. At the turn of the century, the building housed a broom factory in the north wing, a mattress shop and boiler room in the center, and in the south wing were found a carpenter and store rooms. Students were able to contribute to society by manufacturing brooms and sewing mattresses for the local economy. ”
10/17/2008
That is the Broom & Mattress Factory Building
“One of the earliest public education facilities in Raleigh was the N.C. School for the Blind and Deaf (1848). Located on Caswell Square, the institution at the turn of the twentieth century boasted nine buildings. One of the final stages of construction occurred in 1898 with the dormitory and the broom and mattress shop. The dormitory, designed by Frank P. Milburn, a Washington, D.C. architect, is on the National Register of Historic Places. Situated north of the dormitory, facing Dawson Street, is the broom and mattress shop . It is a two-story, painted brick, cross-gable roofed structure with a slate roof, and original 4/4 windows with brick segmental arches and rusticated stone sills. At the turn of the century, the building housed a broom factory in the north wing, a mattress shop and boiler room in the center, and in the south wing were found a carpenter and store rooms. Students were able to contribute to society by manufacturing brooms and sewing mattresses for the local economy. ”
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RALEIGH COMPREHENSIVE ARCHITECTURAL SURVEY
FINAL REPORT seen here: http://www.raleighcitymuseum.org/arch_survey/Phase2/survey.shtml