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style="font-size:125%; text-align:center">Old Well</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:MJK49493_Old_Well_(Chapel_Hill,_North_Carolina).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/MJK49493_Old_Well_%28Chapel_Hill%2C_North_Carolina%29.jpg/250px-MJK49493_Old_Well_%28Chapel_Hill%2C_North_Carolina%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="375" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/MJK49493_Old_Well_%28Chapel_Hill%2C_North_Carolina%29.jpg/375px-MJK49493_Old_Well_%28Chapel_Hill%2C_North_Carolina%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/MJK49493_Old_Well_%28Chapel_Hill%2C_North_Carolina%29.jpg/500px-MJK49493_Old_Well_%28Chapel_Hill%2C_North_Carolina%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3592" data-file-height="5388" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">The Old Well</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:bold">Location</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/University_of_North_Carolina_at_Chapel_Hill" title="University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill">University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:bold">Coordinates</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Old_Well&params=35_54_43.4_N_79_3_4.5_W_region:US-NC_type:landmark"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">35°54′43.4″N</span> <span class="longitude">79°3′4.5″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">35.912056°N 79.051250°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">35.912056; -79.051250</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:bold">Built</th><td class="infobox-data">1897</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:bold">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.unc.edu/interactive-tour/landmarks/">The Old Well</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr></tbody></table><p> The <b>Old Well</b> is a small, <a href="/wiki/Neoclassical_architecture" title="Neoclassical architecture">neoclassical</a> <a href="/wiki/Monopteros" title="Monopteros">cyclostyle</a> on the <a href="/wiki/University_of_North_Carolina_at_Chapel_Hill" title="University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill">University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill</a> campus at the southern end of McCorkle Place.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The current decorative form of the Old Well was modeled after the <a href="/wiki/Temple_de_l%27Amour" title="Temple de l'Amour">Temple of Love</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Gardens_of_Versailles" title="Gardens of Versailles">Gardens of Versailles</a> and was completed in 1897.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was designed by the university registrar Eugene Lewis Harris (1856-1901), an artist and 1881 graduate of the institution, who served as registrar from 1894 to 1901.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is the most enduring symbol of <a href="/wiki/University_of_North_Carolina_at_Chapel_Hill" title="University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill">UNC</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Old_Well_fountain.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Old_Well_fountain.jpg/220px-Old_Well_fountain.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Old_Well_fountain.jpg/330px-Old_Well_fountain.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Old_Well_fountain.jpg/440px-Old_Well_fountain.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5616" data-file-height="3744" /></a><figcaption>The Old Well drinking fountain.</figcaption></figure><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Old_Well_1892.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Old_Well_1892.jpg/220px-Old_Well_1892.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="155" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Old_Well_1892.jpg/330px-Old_Well_1892.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Old_Well_1892.jpg/440px-Old_Well_1892.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2548" data-file-height="1800" /></a><figcaption>The Old Well, here in a photo from 1892, served as the campus's sole water source for many years.</figcaption></figure> <p>The Old Well is located between <a href="/wiki/Old_East" title="Old East">Old East</a> and Old West residence halls. For many years, it served as the sole water supply for the university. In 1897, the original well was replaced and given its present signature structure by university president <a href="/wiki/Edwin_A._Alderman" class="mw-redirect" title="Edwin A. Alderman">Edwin A. Alderman</a>. In 1954, the university built benches, brick walls, and planted various flower beds and trees around the Old Well. </p><p>Passers-by can drink from a marble water fountain supplying city water that sits in the center of the Old Well. Campus tradition dictates that a drink from the Old Well on the first day of classes will bring good luck (or straight As). </p><p>The Old Well is recognized as a National Landmark for Outstanding Landscape Architecture by the <a href="/wiki/American_Society_of_Landscape_Architects" title="American Society of Landscape Architects">American Society of Landscape Architects</a>. The Old Well is also used on the official stamp of all apparel licensed by the university.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Because of its status as a symbol of the university, it is the target of vandals around the time of <a href="/wiki/Carolina_%E2%80%93_NC_State_rivalry" class="mw-redirect" title="Carolina – NC State rivalry">Carolina – State</a> sporting events.<sup id="cite_ref-WRAL_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WRAL-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/Kinston,_North_Carolina" title="Kinston, North Carolina">Kinston, North Carolina</a>, there is a replica of the Old Well, created to honor UNC alumnus Harvey Beech.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Beech was one of the first African-Americans to attend the <a href="/wiki/University_of_North_Carolina_School_of_Law" title="University of North Carolina School of Law">University of North Carolina School of Law</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Old_Well_Walk">Old Well Walk</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Old_Well&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Old Well Walk"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On game days from the 2001–2012 football seasons, the <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Tar_Heels_football" title="North Carolina Tar Heels football">North Carolina Tar Heels football team</a> traveled from the team hotel and was dropped off in the center of campus, which is the Old Well. From there, the team walked from the Old Well through Tar Heel Town and into the Kenan Football Stadium. This walk was usually packed with fans hoping to see their favorite players. 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