Lumsden-Boone Building
National Register of Historic Places

Lumsden-Boone Building

Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina
Listed
September 7, 1983
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
83001923

About this property

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". 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.

Location

226 Fayetteville St. Mall
Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina
35.77738, -78.63953

Categories

COMMERCEARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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When was Lumsden-Boone Building listed on the National Register?

Lumsden-Boone Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 7, 1983.

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Lumsden-Boone Building is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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