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Professional Building (Raleigh, North Carolina)

Coordinates: 35°46′42″N 78°38′28″W / 35.77833°N 78.64111°W / 35.77833; -78.64111
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Professional Building
Professional Building, September 2014
Professional Building (Raleigh, North Carolina) is located in North Carolina
Professional Building (Raleigh, North Carolina)
Professional Building (Raleigh, North Carolina) is located in the United States
Professional Building (Raleigh, North Carolina)
Location123-127 W. Hargett and McDowell Sts., Raleigh, North Carolina
Coordinates35°46′42″N 78°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
ArchitectMilburn, 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]

References

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  1. ^ a b "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.