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{{Short description|American architect}}
'''Leslie N. Boney, Sr.''' (1880-1964)<ref name=ncarchitects_boney>{{cite encyclopedia
'''Leslie N. Boney Sr.''' (1880–1964)<ref name=ncarchitects_boney>{{cite encyclopedia
|url= http://ncarchitects.lib.ncsu.edu/people/P000529
|url= http://ncarchitects.lib.ncsu.edu/people/P000529
|encyclopedia= North Carolina Architects and Builders: A Biographical Dictionary
|encyclopedia= North Carolina Architects and Builders: A Biographical Dictionary
|title= Boney, Leslie N., Sr. (1880-1964)
|title= Boney, Leslie N. Sr. (1880-1964)
|publisher= North Carolina State University Libraries
|publisher= North Carolina State University Libraries
|location= Raleigh, NC
|location= Raleigh, NC
|author= Leslie N. Boney, Jr., Charles H. Boney, Sr., and Janet K. Seapke
|author1=Leslie N. Boney Jr. |author2=Charles H. Boney Sr. |author3=Janet K. Seapke |date= 2012
}}</ref> was an American architect who focused on schools. He designed approximately 1,000 schools or additions to schools, and his works appear in 51 of [[List of counties in North Carolina|North Carolina's 100 counties]].<ref name=ncarchitects_boney/>
|date= 2012
}}</ref> was an American architect.


He partnered with [[William J. Wilkins (architect)|William J. Wilkins]] during 1919 to 1920.
He partnered with [[William J. Wilkins (architect)|William J. Wilkins]] during 1919 to 1920.


A number of his works are listed on the U.S. [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>
A number of his works are listed on the U.S. [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

His sons, [[Charlie Boney]] and [[Leslie N. Boney Jr.]] were also architects who had an important role in the modernist movement of North Carolina in the mid-1900s.<ref>North Carolina Modernist Houses - Charles Boney http://ncmodernist.org/boney</ref>


Works include (with attribution):
Works include (with attribution):
*[[Ahoskie School]], built 1929, 105 N. Academy St., [[Ahoskie, North Carolina]] (Boney, Leslie N.; Mooney, C.B.), NRHP-listed<ref name=nris/>
*[[Ahoskie School]], built 1929, 105 N. Academy St., [[Ahoskie, North Carolina]] (Boney, Leslie N.; Mooney, C.B.), NRHP-listed<ref name=nris/>
*Executive Office Building of the [[Grand Lodge of North Carolina|Grand Lodge of Ancient Free & Accepted Masons of North Carolina]], 2921 Glenwood Avenue, [[Raleigh, North Carolina]]. Built 1955-56.
*Leslie N. Boney House, built in 1925, 425 S. 3rd Street, a [[Georgian Revival architecture|Georgian Revival]] brick house<ref name=ncarchitects_boney/>
*[[B. F. Grady School]], N side NC 11, 0.3 mi. W of jct. with NC 111, [[Kornegay, North Carolina]] (Boney, Leslie, Sr.), NRHP-listed<ref name=nris/>
*Leslie N. Boney House, built in 1925, 425 S. 3rd Street, [[Wilmington, North Carolina]], a [[Georgian Revival architecture|Georgian Revival]] brick house<ref name=ncarchitects_boney/>
* Additions to the [[Central School (Laurinburg, North Carolina)|Central School]], [[Laurinburg, North Carolina]], NRHP-listed<ref name = nrhpinv>{{Cite web | author =Beth Keane| title =Central School | work = National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory | date =April 2004| url = https://files.nc.gov/ncdcr/nr/SC0353.pdf | publisher = North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office | accessdate = 2015-02-01}}</ref>
*[[Gaston School (Gaston, North Carolina)]], 200 School St., [[Gaston, North Carolina]] (Boney, Leslie N.), NRHP-listed<ref name="nps">{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/nr/listings/20120420.htm|title=National Register of Historic Places Listings|date=2012-04-20|work=Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 4/09/12 through 4/13/12|publisher=National Park Service}}</ref>
*[[B. F. Grady School]], N side NC 11, 0.3&nbsp;mi. W of jct. with NC 111, [[Kornegay, North Carolina]] (Boney, Leslie Sr.), NRHP-listed<ref name=nris/>
*Cafeteria building at the [[Granite Quarry School]], 706 Dunn's Mountain Rd., [[Granite Quarry, North Carolina]], NRHP-listed<ref name=nris/>
*[[Henrietta-Caroleen High School]], 2527 NC 221A, [[Mooresboro, North Carolina]] (Boney, Leslie N.), NRHP-listed<ref name=nris/>
*[[Henrietta-Caroleen High School]], 2527 NC 221A, [[Mooresboro, North Carolina]] (Boney, Leslie N.), NRHP-listed<ref name=nris/>
*[[Taylor Farm (Richlands, North Carolina)|Taylor Farm]], 337 Comfort Rd., [[Richlands, North Carolina]] (Boney, Leslie N.), NRHP-listed<ref name=nris/>
*[[Taylor Farm (Richlands, North Carolina)|Taylor Farm]], 337 Comfort Rd., [[Richlands, North Carolina]] (Boney, Leslie N.), NRHP-listed<ref name=nris/>
*One or more works in [[La Grange Historic District (North Carolina)|LaGrange Historic District]], roughly bounded by N. Caswell, E. James, N. Carey, E. Washington, S. Caswell, W. Washington, and Forbes Sts., [[LaGrange, North Carolina]] (Boney, Leslie N.), NRHP-listed<ref name=nris/>
*One or more works in [[La Grange Historic District (North Carolina)|LaGrange Historic District]], roughly bounded by N. Caswell, E. James, N. Carey, E. Washington, S. Caswell, W. Washington, and Forbes Sts., [[LaGrange, North Carolina]] (Boney, Leslie N.), NRHP-listed<ref name=nris/>
*One or more works in [[Snow Hill Historic District]] (Boundary Increase), W. Harper St. between W. 6th St. and W. 4th St., [[Snow Hill, North Carolina]] (Boney, Leslie), NRHP-listed<ref name=nris/>
*One or more works in [[Snow Hill Historic District]] (Boundary Increase), W. Harper St. between W. 6th St. and W. 4th St., [[Snow Hill, North Carolina]] (Boney, Leslie), NRHP-listed<ref name=nris/>
*One or more works in [[Wallace Commercial Historic District]], roughly bounded by Southerland, College, Boney and Raleigh Sts., [[Wallace, North Carolina]] (Boney, Leslie N., Sr.), NRHP-listed<ref name=nris/>
*One or more works in [[Wallace Commercial Historic District]], roughly bounded by Southerland, College, Boney and Raleigh Sts., [[Wallace, North Carolina]] (Boney, Leslie N. Sr.), NRHP-listed<ref name=nris/>
*One or more works in [[Wilmington Historic District (Boundary Increase)]], roughly bounded by Harnett,7th,3rd,Howard;Campbell, 9th, 12th,Princess;Dock, Castle 8th,14th;9th,Wright,Greenfield, [[Wilmington, North Carolina]] (Boney, Leslie N., Sr.), NRHP-listed<ref name=nris/>
*One or more works in [[Wilmington Historic District (Boundary Increase)]], roughly bounded by Harnett, 7th, 3rd, Howard; Campbell, 9th, 12th, Princess; Dock, Castle 8th, 14th; 9th, Wright, Greenfield, [[Wilmington, North Carolina]] (Boney, Leslie N. Sr.), NRHP-listed<ref name=nris/>


==References==
==References==
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== External links ==

* [https://www.lib.ncsu.edu/findingaids/mc00096 Guide to the Leslie N. Boney Architectural Papers 1901-1988]
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Latest revision as of 14:17, 7 November 2023

Leslie N. Boney Sr. (1880–1964)[1] was an American architect who focused on schools. He designed approximately 1,000 schools or additions to schools, and his works appear in 51 of North Carolina's 100 counties.[1]

He partnered with William J. Wilkins during 1919 to 1920.

A number of his works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.[2]

His sons, Charlie Boney and Leslie N. Boney Jr. were also architects who had an important role in the modernist movement of North Carolina in the mid-1900s.[3]

Works include (with attribution):

References

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  1. ^ a b c Leslie N. Boney Jr.; Charles H. Boney Sr.; Janet K. Seapke (2012). "Boney, Leslie N. Sr. (1880-1964)". North Carolina Architects and Builders: A Biographical Dictionary. Raleigh, NC: North Carolina State University Libraries.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. ^ North Carolina Modernist Houses - Charles Boney http://ncmodernist.org/boney
  4. ^ Beth Keane (April 2004). "Central School" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
  5. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 4/09/12 through 4/13/12. National Park Service. 2012-04-20.
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