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A government town grows with the establishment of several enduring institutions Raleigh's growth in this period included a small expansion of its city limits, the development of the commercial…

Add a thriving dining-out culture to Raleigh’s downtown revitalization and you get a bounty of restaurants populating the city’s established streetscapes. This often involves adaptive use of older…

Many Raleigh landmarks reflect the achievement, culture, and struggle of the city’s African American population. The oldest date to the nineteenth century. Estey Hall, built in 1874 at Shaw…

A tour of the Raleigh Historic Landmarks (RHL) located in the local Capitol Square Historic Overlay District (HOD). Two centuries of Raleigh's history are represented in the architecture of the…

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Raleigh Historic is a free mobile app which curates Raleigh's landscape through the use of geo-located historical text and archival images. As the site develops, archival film, oral history and other audio, as well as short documentary videos will be included. Raleigh Historic is available in the iOS App Store and the Google Play Android App Market.