Agriculture Building

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Agriculture Building
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Agriculture Building, March 2008
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Location2 W. Edenton St., Raleigh, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°46′53″N78°38′22″W / 35.78139°N 78.63944°W / 35.78139; -78.63944
Arealess than one acre
Built1921-1923
ArchitectNelson & Cooper
Architectural style Classical Revival
NRHP reference No. 76001341 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 16, 1976

The Agriculture Building is a historic state government office building located at Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina. It was built between 1921 and 1923, and is a five-story, Classical Revival. It is sheathed in warm yellow stone, with massive, ashlar veneer, on the ground floor. An addition was built in the 1950s, giving the building an "L"-shape. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. [1] The Agriculture Building is a Raleigh Historic Landmark and located in the Capitol Area Historic District.

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. McKelden Smith (May 1976). "Agriculture Building" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved August 1, 2014.

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