Hill Building
| Hill Building | |
|---|---|
 Historic View of Hill Building From Parrish Street | |
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| General information | |
| Type | office |
| Location | 111 Corcoran Street Durham, North Carolina, US |
| Coordinates | 35°59′46″N 78°54′06″W / 35.996133°N 78.901749°W |
| Construction started | 1935 |
| Completed | 1937 |
| Owner | Greenfire Real Estate Holdings and 21c Museum Hotels |
| Management | 21c Museum and Hotels |
| Height | |
| Top floor | 17 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | George Watts Carr of Durham, NC was the Architect; Shreve, Lamb & Harmon of Empire State Bldg. fame were design consultants |
| Developer | Greenfire Development |
The Hill Building is a 17-story modernistic skyscraper located in Durham, North Carolina. Built in 1935–1937, the Hill Building was designed by New York City architecture firm Shreve, Lamb & Harmon,[1] best known for the design of the Empire State Building.
Named for
Greenfire Real Estate Holdings, which bought the Hill Building in 2006, successfully renovated the building into a 165-room luxury hotel. The city of Durham voted to add $4.2 million after a September 20, 2010 public hearing regarding this plan, and Durham County voted to add $1 million. Greenfire hoped historic tax credits would provide $11 million, and other tax credits would add $4 million.[4][5][6]
In February 2013, Greenfire formed a joint venture with Kentucky-based hotel operator
Skanska was in charge of the construction project in partnership with 21c Museum Hotels. The renovation also includes a plan for a contemporary art museum, upscale restaurants, bar and ballroom. The museum is open 24 hours per day and offers free admission. An estimated $48 million was spent to complete the entire renovation for the Hill Building.[7][8] The hotel itself was inducted into Historic Hotels of America, the official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, in 2019.[9]
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Closeup view of Hill Building -
Hill Building at Corcoran Street -
Hill Building in contrast to the Duke Clinical Research Institute, both dominating Durham's skyline -
"Durham Bull" Statue In Front of Hill Building -
Hill Building juxtaposed next to One City Center, across the street
References
- ^ "Hill Building". American Society of Civil Engineers - North Carolina. Archived from the original on 2010-07-30. Retrieved 2010-05-12.
- ^ "Old Post Office/Hill, CCB, SunTrust Building/Main and Corcoran - NW". Endangered Durham. 2006-10-06. Retrieved 2010-05-12.
- ^ Jack Hagel, "SunTrust Bank sells tower: The deal will double the bank's name in the skyline," News & Observer, July 15, 2006.
- News & Observer. 2010-09-10. Retrieved 2010-09-10.
- News & Observer. 2010-09-21. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
- News & Observer. 2011-01-01. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
- ^ 21c Museum Hotels (June 28, 2013). "Downtown Durham NC | Opening 2015". 21c Museum Hotels. Archived from the original on March 10, 2014. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Hill Building: Museum, Boutique Hotel & Restaurant in Durham, NC". 21c Museum Hotels. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- ^ "Hotel History - 21c Museum Hotel Durham by MGallery". Historic Hotels of America. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
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