Prince Charles Hotel
Why it's listed
On Hay Street in downtown Fayetteville, North Carolina, the Prince Charles Hotel was built between 1923 and 1925 by the Community Hotel Company, a local stock company incorporated in May 1923. The seven-story hotel is built of steel, concrete, and brick and follows the Italian Renaissance palazzo tradition, with a Colonial Revival treatment. Its front entrance bay rises almost three stories and carries a Palladian window and a swan's neck pediment decorated with garlands and rosettes. The first two stories are faced with limestone and the upper floors with brick. The hotel opened in 1925 with 125 rooms and was enlarged to 185 rooms in 1942. It catered to southbound tourists, rail passengers, and local diners. It is regarded as one of the finest Colonial Revival buildings in the downtown commercial district, and it reflects the optimism of Fayetteville's 1920s prosperity.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the hotel is one of the finest Colonial Revival structures in Fayetteville's downtown commercial district. It is said to exemplify early twentieth-century commercial Colonial Revival design, with a formal entrance bay, Palladian window, and swan's neck pediment. It is also tied to the 1920s growth of downtown hotels that catered to southbound tourists and rail passengers.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 83001870, listed July 7, 1983. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 430 Hay St., Fayetteville |
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| County | Cumberland County |
| Listed | July 7, 1983 |
| Reference number | 83001870 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1923-1925 |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Commerce, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Vacant at the time of the nomination, awaiting improvements as part of downtown revitalization. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Within district | Fayetteville Downtown Historic District |
| Coordinates | 35.05468, -78.88298 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
For an income-producing building, listing (individually or as a contributing building in a district) is the gateway to the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit on qualified rehabilitation costs, often stackable with state credits. Work claiming the credit must follow the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and be approved in advance.
Listing does not restrict a private owner acting without federal money or permits; where federal funding or licensing is involved, Section 106 review applies.
Noted as vacant in the nomination. Nomination documents can be decades old; current status may differ. If you are considering buying an empty listed property, read the due-diligence checklist.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 83001870.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q18217161
- This listing as JSON
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