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…

Walking tour of the historic Fourth Ward neighborhood

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…

A southern capital is established among plantations along a major north-south road. This early period includes the founding of Raleigh in 1792 and continues through the first few decades of the…