Raleigh Banking and Trust Company Building, also known as the Raleigh Building, is a historic bank office building located at Raleigh, North Carolina. It is an eleven-story, seven bays wide and three bays deep, Classical Revival style skyscraper. It is a steel frame and brick veneer building with white terra cotta ornamental elements. The first three stories were built in 1913, with the upper eight stories added in 1928–1929. The first three floors were radically renovated in 1935–1936, with the addition of Art Moderne design elements.[2]
Raleigh Banking and Trust Company Building | |
 Raleigh Banking and Trust Company Building, September 2013 | |
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| Location | 5 W. Hargett St., Raleigh, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°46′39″N 78°38′23″W / 35.77750°N 78.63972°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1913, 1928-1929, 1935-1936 |
| Built by | Hudson, John W. et al. |
| Architect | Underwood, H.A. |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival, Moderne |
| NRHP reference No. | 93000543[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 17, 1993 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Helen P. Ross (March 1993). "Raleigh Banking and Trust Company Building" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
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