{"nrhp_refnum":"93000543","name":"Raleigh Banking and Trust Company Building","other_names":["Raleigh Building"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"5 W. Hargett St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Raleigh","county":"Wake County","state":"NC","lat":35.77764818000003,"lon":-78.63951944999997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1993-06-17","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Engineering","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"An eleven-story steel-frame, brick-veneer office building at 5 West Hargett Street, at the corner of Fayetteville Street in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina. The first three stories were built in 1913 and eight more were added in 1928-29.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it reflects Raleigh's early twentieth-century commercial prosperity and the engineering and design of tall office buildings. It is described as the only Raleigh example of the shift from Neo-Classical Revival to Moderne style, and the city's only tall office building erected in two phases.","narrative":"Rising eleven stories at the corner of West Hargett and Fayetteville streets, one block south of the State Capitol, the Raleigh Building was constructed in two stages. Architect Philip Thornton Marye designed the first three floors in 1913 for the Raleigh Banking and Trust Company, with a steel frame and footings prepared for future growth. In 1928-29 the H. A. Underwood Company added eight more floors, built by John W. Hudson, Jr. for $275,000. The bank failed in 1930, and the building was sold in 1934. A 1935-36 remodeling by Underwood replaced the original limestone columns and terra cotta cornice on the lower stories with brick pilasters, giving them a Moderne look that matches the upper floors. The building is recognized for its commercial history, its tenants such as power companies and government agencies, and its engineering and design. It is the only tall office building in Raleigh built in two phases and shows the move from Neo-Classical Revival to Moderne style.","period_of_significance":"1928-1943","architect_builder":"Underwood, H. A.-architect; Hudson, John W.-builder; Danielson, John F.-builder","architectural_style":"Classical Revival; Moderne","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Described as well maintained and still occupied by ground-floor retail stores and business offices above, with altered storefronts, replacement windows (c. 1978) and renovated interiors.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:57:50.238258-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/27/7226/47722627/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/93000543.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/93000543/9a143a6ac5-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/93000543/9a143a6ac5-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"James Willamor","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Raleigh_Banking_and_Trust_Company_Building.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">James Willamor</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Raleigh_Banking_and_Trust_Company_Building.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"07001412","name":"Fayetteville Street Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/north-carolina/fayetteville-street-historic-district-07001412/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47722627","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raleigh_Banking_and_Trust_Company_Building","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20639525"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/wake-county/raleigh-banking-and-trust-company-building-93000543/"}