Professional Building (Raleigh, North Carolina)

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Professional Building
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Location123-127 W. Hargett and McDowell Sts., Raleigh, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°46′42″N78°38′28″W / 35.77833°N 78.64111°W / 35.77833; -78.64111 Coordinates: 35°46′42″N78°38′28″W / 35.77833°N 78.64111°W / 35.77833; -78.64111
Area0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built1925 (1925)
Built byJ. E. Beaman
Architect Milburn, Heister & Company
Architectural styleChicago, Neo-Classical
NRHP reference No. 83001925 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 8, 1983

The Professional Building is a historic office building located at Raleigh, North Carolina. It was designed by Yancey Milburn of the architectural firm Milburn, Heister & Company and built in 1925. It is an eight-story, steel frame and yellow brick veneer Classical Revival style skyscraper with Beaux Arts style terra cotta ornamental elements. It consists of a two-story "base", five-story "shaft" and one-story "capital" in the Chicago style. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. W. P. Dinsmoor White (June 1982). "Professional Building" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-06-01.