Enslaved people constructed Old West in 1823. Though the building had many purposes throughout the last two centuries, it currently serves as a student dormitory. Old West serves as a reminder that the University’s most prominent buildings were built only through the labor of enslaved people.
Enslaved people constructed Old West in 1823. Though the building had many purposes throughout the last two centuries, it currently serves as a student dormitory. Old West serves as a reminder that the University’s most prominent buildings were built only through the labor of enslaved people.
Organization: UNC Housekeepers Association
Space Use: Dormitory and Housing
Spatial Organizing Approach: Reclamation
Date Created: 1823
Campus Space: Cheek-Clark Building
Citation: Interview with Chris Baumann by Charlotte Fryar, 22 December 2017, in the Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007), Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.