National Register of Historic Places

Reynolds Building

Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina
Listed
August 18, 2014
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
14000494

About this property

The Reynolds Building is a 314-foot (96 m) Art Deco skyscraper at 51 East 4th Street in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It was completed in 1929 and has 21 floors with 313,996 square feet (29,171.2 m2) of space. For much of its history the building served as headquarters for R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. After a sale to PMC Property Group in 2014, the building went through an estimated $60 million in renovations. In March 2016, The Residences @ the R.J. Reynolds Building, apartments located on the top 11 floors, opened. The first six floors opened as the Kimpton Cardinal Hotel in April. Katharine Brasserie & Bar, a restaurant named for Katharine Smith Reynolds, followed in May.

Location

51 E. 4th St.
Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina
36.09867, -80.23825

Categories

INDUSTRYARCHITECTURE
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Reynolds Building listed on the National Register?

Reynolds Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 18, 2014.

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Reynolds Building is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Reynolds Building is recorded as the industrial era.

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