Where was Katharine's birth in the birth order of her siblings?
She was the oldest of 7 children, six of whom lived well into adulthood.
100
Name one of three communicable diseases Katharine Smith had while at Greensboro State Normal School?
Measles, chicken pox or typhoid fever
100
What was the name of the school for the black children on the estate?
Five Row School
100
Before his death, RJR amended his will to provide for the construction of what in Winston-Salem?
two new city hospitals - one for whites and one for blacks. (a gift of $120,000 each)
100
In what year and by whom was Reynolda established as a non-profit corporation dedicated to the "encouragement and advancement of the arts and education."
1963 by Charles Babcock
200
Katharine attended a private girls school in Mt. Airy that was suitable "for the training of girls for college" and was heralded as the most select in town. What was its name?
Miss Belle Graves's School
200
Katharine has been credited with several improvements to the lives of RJR's factory workers. Name two.
Drinking fountains, low cost lunches, nursery for the children, housing for single white female workers.
200
Did the Five Row residents have the same utilities in their homes as did residents of Reynolda Village?
No, they had neither running water nor electricity in Five Row.
200
RJR was a major benefactor of the first black school in N.C. dedicated to producing skilled craftsmen. What was the school's name?
Slater Industrial Academy
200
The initial collection of American Art for the house was comprised of how many paintings?
Nine
300
Did Katharine Smith graduate from Miss Belle Graves's School?
No.
300
What club did Katharine organize to help her efforts to restore her strength in 1912?
Walking Club
300
What year were the first houses built at Five Row?
1916
300
In 1888, RJR encouraged black workers to save a portion of their wages by establishing what?
The Forsyth Five-Cent Savings Bank
300
What event is portrayed under the arch of Natural Bridge in Edward Hicks' painting "The Peaceable Kingdom of the Branch?"
The signing of a treaty between the Lenape and William Penn
400
From which secondary school did Katharine Smith graduate?
The Mt. Airy Male Academy. She transferred when it began accepting girls in preparation of becoming a graded school. She excelled in competitive environment and graduated with an outstanding record.
400
How was fresh water obtained and distributed on the estate?
A labyrinth of underwater pipes moved 30,000 gallons of water from three artesian wells on the property.
400
When did Five Row School open and how many students did it have?
Opened in 1918 with 6 students (and lasted into the 1940s, much longer than the Reynolda School).
400
By 1920, what portion of the African American population in Winston Salem was employed in the tobacco industry?
Two thirds of the city's twenty thousand African American inhabitants
400
Where is the scene in the painting "Home in the Woods," painted by Thomas Cole in 1847?
Mt. Chocorua, in the Sandwich range of the White Mountains in New Hampshire
500
What is thought to have been the cause of KSR's chronically weak heart?
Rheumatic fever damaged her heart valves following a streptococcal infection in an era without antibiotics.
500
How did Katharine ensure bathroom sanitation at Reynolda?
14 separate bathrooms with cleanable, non-porous surfaces and ceramic, one piece fixtures.
500
Who grew up at Five Row and eventually became Mary Reynolds Babcock's butler?
Harvey Miller
500
What were the names of the head butler and head cook at Reynolda House employed by Katharine?
John and Marjorie Carter
500
Which painting in our collection combines the scientific and religious concerns of the mid-nineteenth century into one grand panorama?