83-6-979

Dublin Core

Title

83-6-979

Subject

Mars Hill College--Buildings

Description

This is a photograph of Marshbanks Hall, built in 1909 and used as a library and classroom building beginning in 1910. The building was named for Mars Hill College President Dr. Robert L. Moore by 1922 and renamed in honor of the Marshbanks family in 1979. Architect Martin Egbert Parmalee designed the building in 1908.

Source

Mars Hill College Photograph Collection, Southern Appalachian Archives, Mars Hill University

Publisher

Southern Appalachian Archives, Liston B. Ramsey Center for Appalachian Studies, Mars Hill University

Contributor

Mars Hill College

Rights

This image may be viewed, downloaded, and printed for personal and educational use, but any commercial use is prohibited without permission from the Southern Appalachian Archives, Mars Hill University. Questions may be directed to the Archivist at (828) 689-1262 or archives@mhu.edu.

Coverage

Mars Hill, North Carolina

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Black and white photograph


Physical Dimensions

5 x 7 in.

Files

83-6-979.jpg

Tags

Citation

“83-6-979,” Southern Appalachian Archives Mars Hill University, accessed October 23, 2026, https://southernappalachianarchives.org/items/show/620.