Raleigh Banking and Trust Company Building

Raleigh Banking and Trust Company Building

Raleigh Banking and Trust Company Building, September 2013
Location 5 W. Hargett St., Raleigh, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°46′39″N 78°38′23″W / 35.77750°N 78.63972°W / 35.77750; -78.63972Coordinates: 35°46′39″N 78°38′23″W / 35.77750°N 78.63972°W / 35.77750; -78.63972
Area less than one acre
Built 1913 (1913), 1928-1929, 1935-1936
Built by Hudson, John W. et al.
Architect Underwood, H.A.
Architectural style Classical Revival, Moderne
NRHP Reference # 93000543[1]
Added to NRHP June 17, 1993

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]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 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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