173 E Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC
1789, powered by Innovate Carolina, was founded with the belief that anything is possible when the right people are brought together. With its origins as a Venture Lab, 1789 has expanded its scope to include anyone at the university who shares its mission to build a more innovative campus and offers a virtual community to all students interested in innovation and entrepreneurship.
131 South Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC
Located on South Columbia Street across from Fraternity Court, Abernethy Hall was originally built as a campus infirmary. Completed in 1907, the building was expanded in the 1930s to house additional beds and serve as a teaching facility for students in the medical school. Known for decades as the Infirmary, the name was changed to Abernethy Hall in 1945 in honor of alumnus Dr. Eric Abernethy, who served as the university physician from 1919 to 1933. The campus infirmary moved to a new building in 1946, and Abernethy has since housed a variety of different departments and offices, including the Evening College, the North Carolina High School Athletic Association, and the Playmakers Theatre ticket office. The Department of Public Policy later moved into the building. The American Indian Center was located in Abernethy Hall for many years. In 2019 Abernethy became the home for the newly established UNC Latinx Center.
101 S Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC
Featuring a year-round calendar of special exhibitions and engaging public programs, the Ackland Art Museum encourages visitors to engage with the rich legacy of the artistic past as well as with living artists from around the world. A universal collection of artworks from antiquity to present makes the Ackland uniquely able to advance the University’s teaching and research missions. The Ackland Art Museum is considered one of the state's most important art museums. It currently houses over 16,000 works of art such as prints, drawings, and photographs. The museum has collections of European, Asian, and African arts as well as North Carolina pottery. Funding for the museum originally came from a bequest left by William Hayes Ackland when the philanthropist noticed the lack of museums in the area. Visit ackland.org for hours of operation. Learn more about this building
223 E. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC
The university completed the Coates Building in 1939 for the Institute of Government, the creation of law professor Albert Coates, who, with his wife, Gladys Hall Coates, devoted his career to state and local government.
100 Old Mason Farm Rd, Chapel Hill, NC
This became the first public building in North Carolina to earn LEED Platinum Certification in 2010. The building features advanced daylighting strategies, a geothermal heating and cooling system, photovoltaic panels, and local building materials. The permeable parking lot captures stormwater. The 84 photovoltaic panels cover the south-facing roof and generate renewable energy that feeds into a dual metering system. These panels capture solar energy and generate 20% or more of the power used in the building. The 34 geothermal wells cool and heat the building.
207 E. Cameron Avenue Chapel Hill, NC
Located on McCorkle Place, Alumni Hall was a gift from Carolina alumni. The Alumni Association launched a campaign for the building in 1895, the centennial of Carolina's first entering class 100 years earlier
