Sir Walter Hotel

Sir Walter Raleigh Hotel
Sir Walter Apartments, 2008
Sir Walter Hotel is located in North Carolina
Sir Walter Hotel
Sir Walter Hotel is located in the United States
Sir Walter Hotel
Location400-412 Fayetteville St., Raleigh, North Carolina
Coordinates35°46′31.4″N 78°38′22.5″W / 35.775389°N 78.639583°W / 35.775389; -78.639583
Arealess than one acre
ArchitectB. H. Griffin, J. A. Salter
Part ofFayetteville Street Historic District
NRHP reference No.78001980[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 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.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.