Front Entrance, Durham Life Insurance Building

Durham Life Insurance Company (Raleigh, N.C.)

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Item information

Repository:: State Archives of North Carolina
Collection:: Division of Archives and History Photograph Collection (State Archives of North Carolina Collection 4.1) held by State Archives of North Carolina
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Rights:: Reproduction and use of this material requires permission from the North Carolina State Archives.
Funding:: Digitization of this image was partially supported with federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources.

Architect:: Northup & O'Brien (Winston-Salem, N.C.) more info on Northup & O'Brien (Winston-Salem, N.C.)

Provenance note:: The building was built for the Durham Life Insurance Co. of Raleigh.
Architectural note:: This Art Deco skyscraper features an exterior of limestone, and the lobby features pink marble, polished brass, and mirrors.
Historical note:: This building was one of the first in the nation to make use of Willis Carrier's air conditioning system specifically designed for tall buildings, the Conduit Weathermaster System.
Location:: Raleigh (N.C.)
Subjects:: Historic buildings
Multistory buildings
Office buildings
Latitude, Longitude:: 35.7757645048, -78.6403298377