Royal Baking Company Explained

Royal Baking Company
Location:3801 Hillsborough St., Raleigh, North Carolina
Coordinates:35.7939°N -78.6883°W
Built:, c. 1946-1947, c. 1960
Architect:Long, W.E., Co.
Builder:Davidson, James A.
Architecture:International Style, Art Deco
Added:December 30, 1997
Refnum:97001593

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.[1]

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: J. Daniel Pezzoni. Royal Baking Company . National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . June 1997 . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2015-06-01.