The Old North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company Building, also known as the Mechanics and Farmers Bank Building, is an office building at 114-116 West Parrish Street in downtown Durham, North Carolina. It formerly served as the headquarters for the North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company, one of the nation's largest companies founded and owned by African-Americans. The building was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1975.
The State Bank of North Carolina is the oldest surviving commercial building in Raleigh, North Carolina and was the first state-sponsored banking institution constructed in North Carolina. The bank was incorporated in 1810, but during the War of 1812 cash was moved inland to banks in Raleigh and Tarboro for fears that the British Army would attack the coast. The increase in money deposits resulted in the State Bank's construction in 1813. Jacob Johnson, the father of future President Andrew Johnson, was once employed at the bank. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970 and is a Raleigh Historic Landmark. It is located in the Capitol Area Historic District.
Saint Mary's School is a private independent Episcopal college-preparatory, boarding and day school for girls in grades 9–12. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, Saint Mary's School operates as an independent school with a historic association with the Episcopal Church including an Episcopal chapel, St. Mary's Chapel, on the school's grounds. The school formerly operated as Saint Mary's College and for many decades educated young women in grades 11–12 and their freshman and sophomore years in college. The school changed to a four year high school in 1998, at which point the name reverted to Saint Mary's School, the original name of the institution when it was founded in 1842.
Home National Bank is a historic bank building located near Lexington, Lexington County, South Carolina. It was built in 1912, and is a two-story brick building. Its corner entrance features a pediment supported by engaged Doric order columns. It is one of five commercial buildings that survived the 1916 fire. The building housed the town's post office from 1912 until the 1960s.
Downtown Burlington Historic District is a national historic district located at Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina, United States. It encompasses 40 contributing buildings in the central business district of Burlington, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
Bank of Washington, West End Branch is a historic bank building located at Washington, Beaufort County, North Carolina. It was built about 1854, and is a two-story, stuccoed brick temple-form building in the Greek Revival style. The front facade features a tetrastyle Ionic order portico.
Biltmore–Oteen Bank Building is a historic bank building located at Biltmore Village, Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina. It was built between 1925 and 1930, and is a two-story, brick building with Colonial Revival / Georgian Revival design details. It is a thin, wedge-shaped building featuring concrete detail and Doric order type pilasters.
Milton State Bank, also known as the Branch Bank of the Bank of the State of North Carolina at Milton, is a historic bank building located at Milton, Caswell County, North Carolina. It was built in 1860, and is a two-story, three bay by five bay, Greek Revival style brick building. It housed a bank on the first floor and residential unit on the second. It housed a bank until about 1914. From about 1914 to 1963 the building served as a combination residence and the Milton Post Office. It was subsequently converted to residential usage.
Hollar Hosiery Mills-Knit Sox Knitting Mills is a historic knitting mill located at Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina. It consists of two mill brick manufacturing buildings and a boiler house that were connected by a hyphen in the mid-1960s. The first mill building was built about 1930, and is a one- to two-story, 16 bay, brick veneer structure. The boiler house was also built about 1930, and is a small, brick building, with its flat roof and terra cotta coping. The hosiery yarn mill was built about 1940, and is two-story, six bay by 10 bay, brick-veneered building. Both mill buildings feature banks of steel-sash factory windows. The knitting mill operated until 1968.
First National Bank Building, also known as the Lawyers Building, is a historic office building located at Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina. It was designed by Wilson & Sompayrac and built in 1916–1917. It is a seven-story, rectangular, Classical Revival style steel frame building. It is sheathed in cream-colored brick with limestone and terra cotta trim.
The Former Citizens Bank and Trust Company Building is a historic bank building located at Waynesville, Haywood County, North Carolina. It was built in 1921, and is a two-story, brick and marble front rectangular building in the Classical Revival style. It measures 76 feet by 31 feet and features a tall parapet faced with marble block that rises above the cornice. The bank ceased operation in 1932, and the building has since housed retail businesses.
Peoples Bank Building is a historic bank building located at Kinston, Lenoir County, North Carolina. It was built about 1923, and is a modest two-story, cinder block building, sheathed in brick and in the Classical Revival style. It has a flat roof with raised parapet ornamented by brick panels outlined in limestone. The front facade features a large arched opening with a stone surround. The building housed one of only two African-American-owned banks to operate in the city of Kinston. The bank ceased to operate in 1931, and the building has housed a number of commercial enterprises.
Bank of French Broad, also known as the Robert Building, is a historic bank building located at Marshall, Madison County, North Carolina. The Bank of French Broad and adjacent Robert Building were designed by noted Asheville architect James J. Baldwin and built in 1922–1923. They are two- to three-story, Classical Revival style brick buildings. The two buildings were joined into one building in the late 1970s to early 1980s.
Carolina School Supply Company Building is a historic warehouse building located at Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. It was built in 1927, and is a three-story, heavy timber mill construction building with brick veneer and restrained Gothic Revival style detailing. The building has banks of steel sash windows and a flat roof.
Bank of Tryon Building, also known as the Tryon Daily Bulletin Building and Hester Building, is a historic bank building located at Tryon, Polk County, North Carolina. It was built in 1907–1908, and is a two-story, two bay, Romanesque Revival style brick and stone building. It features granite quoins, second-story Palladian-type windows, and a projecting parapet. Since 1935, the building has been home to the Tryon Daily Bulletin, the world's smallest daily newspaper.
Bank of Pee Dee Building is a historic bank building located at 201 East Washington Street in Rockingham, Richmond County, North Carolina. It was built in 1904–1905, and is a two-story, red brick early commercial style building. It has a pedimented front gable roof
Planters Building, also known as the First Union Bank Building, is a historic office building located at Lumberton, Robeson County, North Carolina. It was designed by the firm of Wilson, Berryman & Kennedy and built in 1925–1926. It is a five-story, Classical Revival style steel frame building sheathed in brick and rusticated cast concrete. The ground levels feature round arched windows and the main entrance is reached through a barrel-arched, coffered vault. Attached to the corner of the building is an original rectangular iron-cased clock.
Bank of Pilot Mountain is a historic bank building located at Pilot Mountain, Surry County, North Carolina. It was built in 1900, and is a two-story, five bay by seven bay, rectangular Queen Anne style red brick building. It has round-arched brickwork at the entrance topped by a domed turret. It originally housed the Pilot Bank and Trust Company, then the Bank of Pilot Mountain from 1914 to 1986.
Raleigh Banking and Trust Company Building, also known as the Raleigh Building, is a historic bank office building located at Raleigh, North Carolina. It is an eleven-story, seven bays wide and three bays deep, Classical Revival style skyscraper. It is a steel frame and brick veneer building with white terra cotta ornamental elements. The first three stories were built in 1913, with the upper eight stories added in 1928–1929. The first three floors were radically renovated in 1935–1936, with the addition of Art Moderne design elements.
Citizens Bank Building, also known as the Yancey County Public Library Building, is a historic bank building located at Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina. It was built in 1925, and is a three-story, yellow brick Renaissance Revival style building. The front facade features fluted Corinthian order pilasters and arched brick openings. The building housed a bank until 1972, when it was donated for use as a county library.
