{"nrhp_refnum":"71000626","name":"Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Company Office Building","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Wilmington St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Raleigh","county":"Wake County","state":"NC","lat":35.78598210600006,"lon":-78.64529093099998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1971-05-06","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story painted brick railroad office building at 325 Halifax Street in Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, begun in 1861 for the Raleigh and Gaston Railroad and enlarged in 1886, 1891 and the early 1940s.","why_significant":"The building has been used for railroad administration for over one hundred years, making it one of the oldest commercial structures in North Carolina still serving its original function. Its stylistically consistent additions and architectural adaptations are cited as important to understanding commerce and transportation in the eastern United States.","narrative":"Begun in 1861 for the Raleigh and Gaston Railroad, this office building at 325 Halifax Street in Raleigh grew in stages while keeping a unified look. The main block is three stories of white-painted brick with segmental arched windows, a deck-on-hip roof, and a cornice with paired wooden brackets. Ornamental cast iron verandahs with Tuscan colonnettes run along the front and back. A third story was added in 1891, a south wing was built in 1886, and that wing was raised and lengthened in the early 1940s, when the interior was also remodeled. The railroad later became part of the Seaboard Air Line and then the Seaboard Coast Line, which still occupied the building at the time of nomination. Having served railroad administration for over a century, it is described as one of the oldest commercial structures in North Carolina still used for its original purpose, and it reflects the growth of regional commerce and transportation.","period_of_significance":"19th Century","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed as in good condition, altered, and occupied; the railroad company still used it at nomination. Later letters state it was to be moved one block northwest to Salisbury Street in 1976 because of state government mall clearance, and the new site was approved.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:58:55.779647-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/35/7225/47722535/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/71000626.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/71000626/2aca445a00-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/71000626/2aca445a00-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Jmturner","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Raleigh-and-Gaston-Seaboard-Coast-Line-Building-20080321.jpeg\" rel=\"noopener\">Jmturner</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Raleigh-and-Gaston-Seaboard-Coast-Line-Building-20080321.jpeg"},"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/47722535","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raleigh_and_Gaston_/_Seaboard_Coast_Line_Building","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7286954"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/wake-county/seaboard-coast-line-railroad-company-office-building-71000626/"}