In May 1923, construction began on Alamance Building to replace the Administration (Old Main) Building that was destroyed by fire in January 1923. The building was named in recognition of the gift from Alamance County residents which would pay for the building. Some of the intact bricks left after the fire were used in the construction of the new building. Alamance Building has two cornerstones; one from the original Administration Building is on the west side facing Carlton, and the second one is the ‘new’ cornerstone on the east side facing Duke which was laid in May 1923. Designed in American colonial style architecture, Alamance measures 216 feet in length by 68 feet in width and is a three-story brick building surmounted by a cupola. Centrally located on campus, Alamance Building is bordered at right angles on each end by two smaller, three-story brick buildings (Duke, Mooney, Whitley and Carlton). Originally, the front of Alamance Building faced the south side of campus (toward railroad tracks) and housed the executive offices of the College, classrooms, literary society halls, special departments, and a vault for the storage of records. In 1982, Alamance Building was renovated and stairwells were added to each end of the building. Throughout the years Alamance Building has been called the Administration Building, Alamance Hall and Alamance Administration Building.