{"id":97,"featured":0,"modified":"2026-04-17 19:31:12","latitude":35.78575289999999853307599551044404506683349609375,"longitude":-78.6346753999999918960384093225002288818359375,"title":"Murphey School","subtitle":"","fullsize":"https://mail.raleighhistoric.org/files/fullsize/1cf5d9de3fcfd605843c5fcf6d122a70.jpg","address":"433 North Person Street","all_locations":[],"zoom":5,"creator":["RHDC"],"description":"Designed by architect James M. Kennedy, this three-story classically inspired brick building is the oldest standing public school building in Raleigh and one of the few remaining examples of this academic style. Murphey School played a significant role in the history of the civil rights movement when it became the site of the first public school integration in Raleigh on September 6, 1960.<br />\r\n<br />\r\nDate:  1916","sponsor":null,"accessinfo":"","lede":"","website":"","related_resources":["<a href=\"https://cityofraleigh0drupal.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/drupal-prod/COR10/MurpheySchool_LandmarkOrdinanceAndReport.pdf\">Murphey School Landmark Designation Ordinance and Report</a>"],"factoids":[],"files":{"https://mail.raleighhistoric.org/files/fullsize/1cf5d9de3fcfd605843c5fcf6d122a70.jpg":{"id":37,"mime-type":"image/jpeg","title":"Murphey School, 2009","description":"Image courtesy of D. Strevel, Capital City Camera Club.","thumbnail":"https://mail.raleighhistoric.org/files/square_thumbnails/1cf5d9de3fcfd605843c5fcf6d122a70.jpg"},"https://mail.raleighhistoric.org/files/fullsize/fdbf73f99d41eee8a4153870750ab039.jpg":{"id":38,"mime-type":"image/jpeg","title":"Murphey School, 2009","description":"Auditorium.<br />\r\n<br />\r\n<br />\r\nImage courtesy of L. Toledo, Capital City Camera Club.","thumbnail":"https://mail.raleighhistoric.org/files/square_thumbnails/fdbf73f99d41eee8a4153870750ab039.jpg"},"https://mail.raleighhistoric.org/files/fullsize/d6ec92c12b2ec34e3d7a6cd33c947d06.jpg":{"id":724,"mime-type":"image/jpeg","title":"Murphey School, 1993","description":"Image courtesy of Preservation North Carolina Historic Architecture Slide Collection. View, Murphey School, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina. Preservation North Carolina Historic Architecture Slide Collection, 1965-2005 (PNC slides). Preservation North Carolina. July 30, 2014. http://d.lib.ncsu.edu/collections/catalog/bh2088pnc003. NCSU Libraries’ Digital Collections: Rare and Unique Materials.","thumbnail":"https://mail.raleighhistoric.org/files/square_thumbnails/d6ec92c12b2ec34e3d7a6cd33c947d06.jpg"},"https://mail.raleighhistoric.org/files/fullsize/d265df705a15cc61e40ed88fb76bf4f2.jpg":{"id":906,"mime-type":"image/jpeg","title":"Murphey School, 1993","description":"Image courtesy of Preservation North Carolina.","thumbnail":"https://mail.raleighhistoric.org/files/square_thumbnails/d265df705a15cc61e40ed88fb76bf4f2.jpg"}}}