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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1963
Page
31
The $6.2 million State House in Raleigh harmonizes with the 1830s Capitol. Edward Durrell Stone designed a modern, airy complex with white marble facades, four indoor courts, skylights, pools, roof terraces, and a Great Seal entrance.
A High Point father recalls hearing a ball game from his transistor as rain patters on the roof. In Thomasville a civic group plans another meeting in City Memorial Park Bath House. A hotel guest faces social ostracism for buying beer. A six year old’s birthday surprise leads to a neighbor’s awkward reaction. A speaker faults industry employment while denigrating women’s work, drawing stares from an indignant, ringless-fingered woman.
Raleigh reports the Edward Durrell Stone designed State House, costing over six million dollars, will open to the public after the 1963 General Assembly. It is the first building solely for the legislative branch and sits near the Capitol, blending with the old capitol and future structures.
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