Barber-Towler Building (Commercial Building), 123 East Martin Street, Raleigh, Wake County, NC
Summary
Significance: The Barber-Towler Building is listed on the National Register of Historic Buildings as a contributing structure within the Moore Square Historic District.
The building was constructed at the turn of the 20th century (ca. 1908) in two phases and accommodated a variety of mercantile and storage tenants until 1973 when it began to experience long periods of vacancy, with intermittent and partial tenants.
Survey number: HABS NC-10
Building/structure dates: ca. 1908 Initial Construction
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 83001924
Tags
stores and shops
warehouses
commerce
west raleigh
barber towler
commercial
martin
east martin street
raleigh
north carolina
terry alford
joseph w barber
neil bouknight
cooper furniture company
first citizens bank and trust company
historic american buildings survey
gregory e miller
inc planning and design associates
incorporated raleigh office supply
weathers furniture company
photo
ultra high resolution
high resolution
historic american engineering record
historic american landscapes survey
department stores
detroit publishing company photograph collection
library of congress
national register of historic places
Date
1908
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Raleigh Office Supply, Incorporated
Weathers Furniture Company
Cooper Furniture Company
First Citizens Bank & Trust Company
Barber, Joseph W
Planning & Design Associates, Inc., contractor
Alford, Terry, field team
Bouknight, Neil, field team
Miller, Gregory E, photographer
Location
West Raleigh
,
35.77709, -78.63708
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html