Planters Building

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Planters Building
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Location312 N. Chestnut St., Lumberton, North Carolina
Coordinates 34°37′8″N79°0′28″W / 34.61889°N 79.00778°W / 34.61889; -79.00778
Arealess than one acre
Built1925 (1925)-1926
ArchitectWilson, Berryman & Kennedy
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No. 87001913 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 3, 1987

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. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. [1] It is located in the Lumberton Commercial Historic District on the southeast corner of Chestnut and 4th Streets.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. David R. Black (April 1987). "Planters Building" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.