The Oval, the grassy open area on Centennial Campus surrounded by four engineering buildings and the Hunt Library, has been designated as the university's 10th Hallowed Place, as a result of the recently completed Physical Master Plan (PMP).
In 2007, as part of an update to the institution's 2000 PMP, nine irreplaceable buildings, landscapes and natural settings were designated as the original Hallowed Places: Holladay Hall, the Memorial Tower, Mary Yarbrough Court, the Court of North Carolina, Reynolds Coliseum, the Free Expression Tunnel and University Plaza (the Brickyard), all located in the heart of main campus, plus Lake Raleigh Woods on Centennial Campus and the College of Veterinary Medicine pastures off Blue Ridge Road
The Oval was selected because of its historical significance to the original design of Centennial Campus, which was created in December 1984 with a gift of land from the State of North Carolina, under the direction of NC State graduate Gov. Jim Hunt. Since then, NC State has turned more than 1,100 acres into a unique public/private research and innovation center that has been the model for similar university research centers across the nation.
https://news.ncsu.edu/2023/10/the-oval-becomes-nc-states-newest-hallowed-place/
In 2007, as part of an update to the institution's 2000 PMP, nine irreplaceable buildings, landscapes and natural settings were designated as the original Hallowed Places: Holladay Hall, the Memorial Tower, Mary Yarbrough Court, the Court of North Carolina, Reynolds Coliseum, the Free Expression Tunnel and University Plaza (the Brickyard), all located in the heart of main campus, plus Lake Raleigh Woods on Centennial Campus and the College of Veterinary Medicine pastures off Blue Ridge Road
The Oval was selected because of its historical significance to the original design of Centennial Campus, which was created in December 1984 with a gift of land from the State of North Carolina, under the direction of NC State graduate Gov. Jim Hunt. Since then, NC State has turned more than 1,100 acres into a unique public/private research and innovation center that has been the model for similar university research centers across the nation.
https://news.ncsu.edu/2023/10/the-oval-becomes-nc-states-newest-hallowed-place/