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Briggs Hardware Building
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National Register of Historic Places

Briggs Hardware Building

On the National Register since 197353 years
Listed 1973Raleigh
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About Briggs Hardware Building

Briggs Hardware Building, at 220 Fayetteville St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Oct 25, 1973. The Register lists it for its commerce and architecture, at the local level. 14 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isBuilding in North Carolina, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 39 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

220 Fayetteville St., Raleigh · about 0.1 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Briggs Hardware BuildingStart here
  2. 2Raleigh Banking and Trust Company BuildingClassical Revival · Built 1913 · next door
  3. 3Lumsden-Boone BuildingNeo-Classical · next door
  4. 4Mahler and Carolina Trust BuildingsRenaissance Revival · Built 1902 · next door
  5. 5Capital Club BuildingArt Deco · Built 1929 · next door
Around it

34 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BOdd Fellows BuildingSkyscraper · Built 1923<0.1 miBRaleigh, Sir Walter, HotelBuilt 19230.1 miDMoore Square Historic DistrictDistrict0.1 miBProfessional BuildingSkyscraper · Built 19250.1 miBMasonic Temple BuildingItalianate · Built 19070.1 miDFayetteville Street Historic DistrictItalianate0.1 miDDepot Historic District (Boundary Increase)District0.2 miBWhite-Holman HouseBuilding0.2 miBDodd-Hinsdale HouseVictorian · Built 18870.2 miDCapitol Area Historic DistrictGreek Revival0.2 miBDr. M.T. Pope HouseTwo-Story, Gable Front0.3 miBMasonic Temple BuildingSkyscraper0.3 miBFederal BuildingSecond Empire0.3 miBRaleigh Water TowerBuilt 18870.3 miBHaywood HallFederal0.3 mi★Christ ChurchGothic Revival0.3 miBAgriculture BuildingNeo-Classical · Built 19230.3 miBEstey HallBuilt 18730.4 mi
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BRogers-Bagley-Daniels-Pegues HouseGreek Revival0.4 miBCarolina Coach Garage and ShopBuilding0.4 miBLeonidas R. Wyatt HouseItalianate · Built 18820.4 miDOakwood Historic District (Boundary Increase II)Classical Revival0.4 miBMarshall-Harris-Richardson HouseQueen Anne0.4 miBSt. Paul A.M.E. ChurchGothic Revival · Built 18840.4 miBNorth Carolina School for the Blind and Deaf DormitoryChateausque0.4 mi★North Carolina State CapitolGreek Revival · Built 18330.4 miBState Bank of North CarolinaFederal · Built 18100.4 miDEast Raleigh-South Park Historic DistrictQueen Anne0.5 miDCity CemeteryDistrict0.5 miBFree Church of the Good ShepherdGothic Revival · Built 18750.5 miBRaleigh Electric Company Power HouseIndustrial · Built 19100.5 miBCarolina Power and Light Company Car Barn and Automobile GarageArt Deco0.5 miBHeck-Lee, Heck-Wynne, and Heck-Pool HousesVictorian · Built 18750.5 miBAndrews-Duncan HouseVictorian0.5 mi

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Questions about Briggs Hardware Building

Is Briggs Hardware Building on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Oct 25, 1973 (Register number 73001372).

Is Briggs Hardware Building a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; North Carolina has 36 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Christ Church, 0.3 miles away.

Can you visit Briggs Hardware Building?

Yes: it is open to visitors. Check opening times before you go.

Where can I read the history of Briggs Hardware Building?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 39 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 47722519 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.