Constructed between 1923 and 1924 on Fayetteville Street and named after Sir Walter Raleigh, the hotel was nicknamed North Carolina’s “third house of government,” due to its location and being a focal point for state political activity until the 1960s.
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The hotel became the unofficial headquarters of the North Carolina Democratic Party, at the time the dominant political force in the state.
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