Barringer Hotel

Barringer Hotel, also known as Hall House, is a historic hotel building located at Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. The 12-story, red brick building consists of the main block constructed in 1940 and five-bay-deep rear addition in 1950. The tall first level of the façade features Art Deco-style decoration including a cast-concrete frontispiece with a low-relief stepped parallel lines and terminates at the top into a zig-zag pattern. The City of Charlotte renovated the structure in 1983 to apartments for elderly, low-income residents.[2]

Barringer Hotel
Barringer Hotel, May 2008
Location426 N. Tryon St., Charlotte, North Carolina
Coordinates35°13′48″N 80°50′19″W
Area2.2 acres (0.89 ha)
Built1940 (1940), 1950
Built byJno. C. Heslep Company
ArchitectDial, Bobbie, and Thomas, Albert
Architectural styleArt Deco
NRHP reference No.11000637[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 29, 2011

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.[1]

References

  1. "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/29/11 through 9/02/11. National Park Service. 2011-09-09.
  2. Rebecca O. Spanbauer (November 2010). "Barringer Hotel" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.


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