{"nrhp_refnum":"70000478","name":"State Bank of North Carolina","other_names":["North Carolina National Bank-Raleigh","Christ Church Rectory","S"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"11 New Bern Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Raleigh","county":"Wake County","state":"NC","lat":35.78320087700007,"lon":-78.63723130099999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1970-07-01","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story Federal-style brick building at 11 New Bern Avenue in Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, built in 1813 as the main Raleigh branch of the State Bank of North Carolina. It was moved about 100 feet southeast in 1968.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is significant as an early commercial structure that has survived and is once again functioning as a bank, as originally intended. It also has ties to the State Bank, founded in 1810, and to its first president, Colonel William Polk.","narrative":"Built in 1813 for the main Raleigh branch of the State Bank of North Carolina, this two-story brick building at 11 New Bern Avenue is essentially Federal in style. It has handmade brick walls, granite lintels and sills, a pedimented roof, and matching two-level porticos on the east and west sides with stuccoed brick columns. The State Bank was incorporated in 1810, and its Raleigh branch was strengthened in 1813 as specie was moved inland during the War of 1812. Colonel William Polk, its first president, also lived in the building. The Bank of State of North Carolina took it over in 1832 and used it until the Civil War. In 1873 Christ Church bought it and used it as a rectory until 1951, then for other church purposes. In 1968 North Carolina National Bank acquired it, moved it about 100 feet southeast onto a new foundation, and renovated it as a branch bank. It was listed as an early commercial building again serving as a bank.","period_of_significance":"19th Century","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Federal, with Classical elements (matching superimposed pedimented porticos with modified Tuscan columns)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition excellent; occupied and in use as a branch of North Carolina National Bank; altered and moved in 1968.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:58:58.361711-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/25/7226/47722625/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/70000478.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/70000478/283263c68d-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/70000478/283263c68d-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Jmturner","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:State-Bank-of-North-Carolina-20080429.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Jmturner</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:State-Bank-of-North-Carolina-20080429.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"74001380","name":"Oakwood Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/north-carolina/oakwood-historic-district-74001380/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47722625","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Bank_of_North_Carolina","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7603068"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/wake-county/state-bank-of-north-carolina-70000478/"}