Polk Hall, birds eye view (0004975) : Historical State

Polk Hall, birds eye view

Date:	1930
Description:	Polk Hall (Raleigh, N.C.) Polk Hall is named for Leonidas LaFayette Polk (1837-1892). He founded the Progressive Farmer magazine and pushed for a Land-Grant college to be established in North Carolina under the federal Morrill Act of 1862. Polk’s wish for a Land-Grant college was supported by the Watauga Club and what is now North Carolina State University was founded. Polk also served as president of the Farmer’s Alliance, a national organization which later became known as the People’s Party. Polk Hall was constructed in 1926.
Creator:	Dunbar & Daniel (Photographer)
Original Format:	Black-and-white print (photograph)
Rights:	Reproduction and use of this material requires permission from North Carolina State University. For general information see the NCSU Libraries Special Collections Research Center website (http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/specialcollections/research).