The Capital Club Building is a historic office building located at 16 W. Martin St. in Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina. It was designed by architect Frank B. Simpson and built in 1929 in the Art Deco style. It is a 12-story, steel-frame skyscraper in the classic base-shaft-capital form. It was built for the Capital Club, which was one of the oldest and most prominent organizations for men in the South.[2]
Capital Club Building | |
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Location | 16 W. Martin St., Raleigh, North Carolina |
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Coordinates | 35°46′38″N 78°38′26″W / 35.77722°N 78.64056°W |
Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
Built | 1929 |
Architect | Simpson, Frank B. |
Architectural style | Art Deco |
NRHP reference No. | 85003076[1] |
Added to NRHP | December 5, 1985 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Jane E. Sheffield (September 1984). "Capital Club Building" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
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