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Raleigh Banking and Trust Company Building

Coordinates: 35°46′39″N 78°38′23″W / 35.77750°N 78.63972°W / 35.77750; -78.63972
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Raleigh Banking and Trust Company Building
Raleigh Banking and Trust Company Building, September 2013
Raleigh Banking and Trust Company Building is located in North Carolina
Raleigh Banking and Trust Company Building
Raleigh Banking and Trust Company Building is located in the United States
Raleigh Banking and Trust Company Building
Location5 W. Hargett St., Raleigh, North Carolina
Coordinates35°46′39″N 78°38′23″W / 35.77750°N 78.63972°W / 35.77750; -78.63972
Arealess than one acre
Built1913 (1913), 1928-1929, 1935-1936
Built byHudson, John W. et al.
ArchitectUnderwood, H.A.
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Moderne
NRHP reference No.93000543[1]
Added to NRHPJune 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

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  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.