Occidental Life Insurance Company Building
Occidental Life Insurance Company Building is a historic office building located at Raleigh, North Carolina. The building is located in Cameron Village, North Carolina's first suburban shopping center. It was built in 1956, and is a four-story, 68,000 square-foot steel frame structure encapsulated in concrete. The building was design by architecture firm Kemp, Bunch & Jackson and in the International Style. It has a brick base, limestone walls, aluminum windows with green-tinted glass, and entrance canopies with rounded aluminum eaves. Prior to moving to this building, the Occidental Life Insurance Company offices were housed in the Professional Building for nearly 30 years.[2]
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| Location | 1001 Wade Ave., Raleigh, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°47′55″N 78°39′25″W |
| Area | 4.4 acres (1.8 ha) |
| Built | 1956 |
| Architect | Kemp, Bunch & Jackson; Leif Valand |
| Architectural style | International Style |
| NRHP reference No. | 03000929[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 11, 2003 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- M. Ruth Little (March 2003). "Occidental Life Insurance Company Building" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
