The Capitol (Fayetteville, North Carolina)

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The Capitol
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Location126 Hay St., Fayetteville, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°3′18″N78°52′45″W / 35.05500°N 78.87917°W / 35.05500; -78.87917
Arealess than one acre
Built1949 (1949), 1955
Built byRieneke, E.W.
ArchitectLitwack, Herman C.
Architectural styleModern Movement
NRHP reference No. 05000376 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 4, 2005

The Capitol, also known as The Capitol Department Store, is a historic department store building located at Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina. The original store was established at this site in 1921, with an existing two-story building incorporated into it in 1936. In 1949, the existing building was doubled in size by a large rear addition. The most notable feature is the 60-foot (18 m) wide Modern Movement storefront added in 1955. It features marble facing, a recessed storefront, a large convex full-height window in the second story, and large aluminum script lettering for The Capitol. The Capitol, the last department store remaining in downtown Fayetteville, closed in March 1990. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. [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. M. Ruth Little (November 2004). "The Capitol" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.