Designed in the Beaux Arts style, the Capital Apartments were the first urban high-rise apartment building erected in Raleigh. It consists of five floors arranged in a U-shape around a well in the main facade. All floor plans have the same features, fireplaces, fourteen-foot ceilings, and exterior porches. Private residences.

Photo by Michael Zirkle Photography
 

Address
127 New Bern Avenue
Date
1917
Style
Beaux-Arts

Architect/Builder

C.V. York
W.B. Drake

Local/National Designations
Raleigh Historic Landmark

 

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