You Are Invited to Explore ‘Lost Raleigh’ This Wednesday!
The City of Raleigh Museum will host Goodnight Raleigh’s publisher and history editor, Raleigh Boy, this week for a photo presentation on Raleigh’s lost architectural treasures. The event will take place at the COR Museum, 220 Fayetteville St., Wednesday, March 11, at 7.00 pm in the museum’s gallery. Admission is free.
Whether you are a Raleigh native, longtime resident, or newcomer, and have an interest in our city’s architecture and history, you don’t want to miss this event. Raleigh Boy wrote his master’s thesis on Raleigh’s history, works in the photography collections unit at the state archives, and has spent more than 45 years photographing and studying the Capital City’s rich past. Please join us Wednesday evening for what is sure to be an eye-opening presentation on Raleigh’s lost architectural heritage.
Here is just a sampling of the lost landmarks we will explore. How many do you recognize?
State Archives of North Carolina photo
Carter Braxton Harrison villa. Built 1860. Demolished 1962.
State Archives of North Carolina photo
Academy of Music Opera House. Built 1892. Demolished 1959.
State Archives of North Carolina photo
Octavius Coke mansion. Built ca 1879. Demolished ca 1950.Â
State Archives of North Carolina photo
Baptist Female University. Built 1895-97. Demolished 1967.
State Archives of North Carolina photo
Raleigh City Hall and Auditorium. Built 1910. Demolished 1960.
State Archives of North Carolina photo
Duncan Cameron Mansion. Built 1835. Demolished 1938.
State Archives of North Carolina photo
Nazareth Catholic Orphanage. Built ca 1900. Demolished ca 1978.
State Archives of North Carolina photo
Thomas Kenan Residence. Built ca 1890. Demolished 1950.
State Archives of North Carolina photo
Tucker Building. Built 1900. Demolished 1966.
State Archives of North Carolina photo
Demolition of the central pavilion, Dorothea Dix Hospital. Built 1850. Demolished 1951.
Lost Raleigh, a photo presentation of Raleigh’s lost architectural treasures
March 11, 2015
7.00 pm
City of Raleigh Museum
220 Fayetteville St., Raleigh, NC
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03/11/2015
Oh my… the Duncan structure is the only one demolished before I was born and I lived in Raleigh during all the rest. Some of them I remember Daddy taking us on a drive to see….
03/12/2015
i wish the addresses of these beautiful structures were indicated. What a shame we have lost such magnificent buildings. So much beauty has been destroyed and not preserved like in Europe.
03/13/2015
The program at the museum was terrific — with questions from the audience, it was like a Goodnight Raleigh thread in real time.
Thank you for all the work you did to prepare the talk and slides. We are lucky that you can share your knowledge this way. Is there any chance of similar programs in the future?
03/28/2015
Something like this I would have *loved* to have seen. Was the lecture/presentation recorded? Any chance of putting it online for those of us who are no longer in town?
04/24/2015
This is great. I began working in Raleigh on an itinerant basis in 1967. You could still park on Halifax Street between the Capitol and Legislative Building. etc. etc. That makes me a newcomer, but I love these views.Thanks.
05/06/2015
This is still happening and much faster. As a fifth generation Raleigh native, I appreciate your work archiving Raleigh’s history so we can reminisce. I’m not happy with the current explosive trendy growth.
05/28/2015
Oh man! I just found this website yesterday! Any chance you will make this presentation again?????
What a shame these structures were destroyed.
01/01/2016
Like Hope, I too am sad that I’ve just discovered this website! Any chance this presentation might happen again? It makes me so sad that these beautiful buildings have been destroyed. I’m enjoying reading your articles! What an interesting passion you have!