The Fayetteville Street Historic District in Raleigh

Raleigh, North Carolina

Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh...

, North Carolina

North Carolina

North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...

 is a historic district

Historic district

A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries, historic districts receive legal protection from development....

 listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...

 (NRHP). The District includes the 100-400 blocks of Fayetteville Street

Fayetteville Street (Raleigh)

Fayetteville Street is a major street in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. It is a north-south thoroughfare that connects the State Capitol to the Raleigh Convention Center and the Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts...

, the 00-100 blocks of the south side of West Hargett Street, the 00 block of the north side of West Martin Street, and the 100-400 blocks of South Salisbury Street.

The District, composed mostly of commercial

Commerce

While business refers to the value-creating activities of an organization for profit, commerce means the whole system of an economy that constitutes an environment for business. The system includes legal, economic, political, social, cultural, and technological systems that are in operation in any...

 establishments, is home to eleven buildings listed on the NRHP. They include:

• Masonic Temple Building, 133 Fayetteville St.
• Briggs Hardware Building
  Briggs Hardware Building
  The Briggs Hardware Building is a four story historic building in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina built in 1874 by Thomas Briggs to house his family-owned hardware store...
  
  , 220 Fayetteville St.
• Lumsden-Boone Building
  Lumsden-Boone Building
  The Lumsden-Boone Building is a historic commercial building located at 226 Fayetteville Street in the Fayetteville Street Historic District of Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Constructed in 1896 for tin and hardware dealer J.C.S. Lumsden, the building is the only surviving metal-front...
  
  , 226 Fayetteville St.
• Mahler Building, 228 Fayetteville St.
• Carolina Trust Building, 230 Fayetteville St.
• Federal Building
  Federal Building (Raleigh, North Carolina)
  The Federal Building, also known as the Century Post Office, is a historic building located on Fayetteville Street in Raleigh, North Carolina. It was the first Federal Government project in the South following the Civil War. Construction of the building began in 1874 and was completed in 1878. The...
  
  , 314 Fayetteville St.
• Sir Walter Raleigh Hotel
  Sir Walter Raleigh Hotel
  The Sir Walter Raleigh Hotel is the oldest surviving hotel building in Raleigh, North Carolina. Constructed between 1923 and 1924 on Fayetteville Street and named after Sir Walter Raleigh, the hotel was nicknamed North Carolina’s “third house of government,” due to its location and being a focal...
  
  , 400 Fayetteville St.
• Raleigh Bank and Trust Company Building, 5 W. Hargett St.
• Odd Fellows Building
  Odd Fellows Building (Raleigh, North Carolina)
  The Odd Fellows Building in Raleigh, North Carolina, also known as the Commerce Building, is a skyscraper built in 1923. It reflects Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements architecture and Classical Revival architecture....
  
  , 19 W. Hargett St.
• McLellan’s Five and Dime Annex, 14 W. Martin St.
• Capital Club Building, 16 W. Martin St.

External Links

• National Register Historic Districts in Raleigh, North Carolina, Raleigh Historic Districts Commission