Royal Baking Company

Coordinates: 35°47′38″N 78°41′18″W / 35.79389°N 78.68833°W / 35.79389; -78.68833
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Royal Baking Company
Royal Baking Company is located in North Carolina
Royal Baking Company
Royal Baking Company is located in the United States
Royal Baking Company
Location3801 Hillsborough St., Raleigh, North Carolina
Coordinates35°47′38″N 78°41′18″W / 35.79389°N 78.68833°W / 35.79389; -78.68833
Area2.1 acres (0.85 ha)
Built1941 (1941), c. 1946-1947, c. 1960
Built byDavidson, James A.
ArchitectLong, W.E., Co.
Architectural styleInternational Style, Art Deco
NRHP reference No.97001593[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 30, 1997

Royal Baking Company is a historic bakery complex located at Raleigh, North Carolina. The original section was built in 1941, with additions made about 1946–1947, and in the 1960s. The office section is constructed of cinder block with a facing of blond bricks and features corner-wrapping, metal-framed, ribbon windows in the International style. The building also has cylindrical lamps with Art Deco style metal wall mounts. The building has been converted to a retail complex.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ J. Daniel Pezzoni (June 1997). "Royal Baking Company" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-06-01.