Type office Opened 1937 Architecture firm Shreve, Lamb & Harmon Construction started 1935 | Completed 1937 Floors 17 Owner 21c Museum Hotels Top floor 17 | |
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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, best known for the design of the Empire State Building.
Map of Hill Building, 111 Corcoran St, Durham, NC 27701, USA
Named for John Sprunt Hill, and built to house the Durham Bank & Trust Company, the building is outfitted with Art Deco ornamentation, interior fluted doors and an exquistirely crafted letter box. The building is in the heart of downtown Durham, located at the intersection of Main and Corcoran Streets. The Hill building was home to Durham-based Central Carolina Bank and Trust from 1961 until its 2005 purchase by SunTrust Banks, which had its local headquarters in the building until 2006.
Greenfire Development, 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.
In February 2013, Greenfire formed a Joint Venture with Kentucky-based hotel operator 21C Museum Hotels. Construction began in late July 2013 and was completed in 2015.
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 scheduled to operate 24 hours per day and offer free admission. An estimated $48 million is expected to be spent to complete the entire renovation for the Hill Building.