The Capitol (Fayetteville, North Carolina)

The Capitol
The Capitol, September 2014
Location126 Hay St., Fayetteville, North Carolina
Coordinates35°3′18″N 78°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]

References

  1. ^ a b "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 August 1, 2014.