North Carolina State Fair
Livestock Judging Pavilion

1952

William Henley Deitrick, Architect
Mattew Nowicki, Consultant
Severud-Elstad-Krueger, Engineers
North Carolina State Fair Commission, Client

2-way grid of catenary cables stretched
between two leaning parabolic compression arches
Span: 300' x 300'
Capacity: 5,500 seats
Cost: $1.5 million, fully equipped

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