Sir Walter Raleigh Hotel | |
Location | 400-412 Fayetteville St., Raleigh, North Carolina |
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Coordinates | 35°46′31.4″N 78°38′22.5″W / 35.775389°N 78.639583°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Architect | B. H. Griffin, J. A. Salter |
Part of | Fayetteville Street Historic District |
NRHP reference No. | 78001980[1] |
Added to NRHP | August 11, 1978 |
The Sir Walter Hotel is the oldest surviving hotel building in Raleigh, North Carolina. Constructed between 1923 and 1924 on Fayetteville Street and named after Sir Walter Raleigh, the hotel was nicknamed North Carolina's "third house of government", due to its location and being a focal point for state political activity until the 1960s.