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Lumsden–Boone Building

Coordinates: 35°46′38″N 78°38′23″W / 35.77722°N 78.63972°W / 35.77722; -78.63972
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Lumsden–Boone Building
Lumsden–Boone Building is located in North Carolina
Lumsden–Boone Building
Lumsden–Boone Building is located in the United States
Lumsden–Boone Building
Location226 Fayetteville Street, Raleigh, North Carolina
Coordinates35°46′38″N 78°38′23″W / 35.77722°N 78.63972°W / 35.77722; -78.63972
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1896
Architectural styleClassical Revival
Part ofFayetteville Street Historic District (ID07001412)
NRHP reference No.83001923[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 8, 1983

The Lumsden–Boone Building is a historic commercial building located at 226 Fayetteville Street in the Fayetteville Street Historic District of Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Constructed in 1896 for tin and hardware dealer J.C.S. Lumsden, the building is the only surviving metal-front building today on Fayetteville Street. Boone's official business name was "C.R. Boone, DeLuxe Clothier"; his was considered one of the city's leading businesses and boasted the slogan "Come and See".[2][3] The Lumsden–Boone Building is currently used by a web design company. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 8, 1983, and was renovated in 1985 and in 2008.[1][4]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Lumsden–Boone – Fragment, Raleigh, NC Archived 2011-01-11 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 7, 2011.
  3. ^ Tom Butchko (June 1983). "Lumsden–Boone Building" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
  4. ^ "New digs on the block". The News & Observer. Raleigh, NC. April 14, 2008. p. A9. Retrieved November 13, 2009.