Planters Building

Planters Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Planters Bldg, December 2014
Location	312 N. Chestnut St., Lumberton, North Carolina
Coordinates	34°37′8″N 79°0′28″W / 34.61889°N 79.00778°WCoordinates: 34°37′8″N 79°0′28″W / 34.61889°N 79.00778°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1925-1926
Architect	Wilson, Berryman & Kennedy
Architectural style	Classical Revival
NRHP Reference #	87001913[1]
Added to NRHP	November 3, 1987

Planters Building, also known as the First Union Bank Building, is a historic office building located at Lumberton, Robeson County, North Carolina. It was designed by the firm of Wilson, Berryman & Kennedy and built in 1925-1926. It is a five-story, Classical Revival style steel frame building sheathed in brick and rusticated cast concrete. The ground levels feature round arched windows and the main entrance is reached through a barrel-arched, coffered vault. Attached to the corner of the building is an original rectangular iron-cased clock.^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.^[1] It is located in the Lumberton Commercial Historic District.

References

1. Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. David R. Black (April 1987). "Planters Building" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.