City View Building

City View Building
The building in 2023
Former names	First National Bank
General information
Status	Active
Type	office, bank
Architectural style	Neoclassical
Location	123 W Main Street Durham, North Carolina, U.S.
Coordinates	35°59′43″N 78°54′06″W / 35.9953°N 78.9017°W / 35.9953; -78.9017
Completed	1914
Owner	Center for Community Self-Help
Design and construction
Architects	Milburn and Heiste

The City View Building, also known as 123 West Main Street and formerly known as the First National Bank of Durham, is a historic skyscraper in the Downtown Historic District in Durham, North Carolina. Since 2001, it has housed the national headquarters of the Center for Community Self-Help.

History

The site of the building was the First National Bank, built as the bank's second location in 1887 by Julian S. Carr. The original red brick Queen Anne-style building was demolished in 1914 and a larger, Neoclassical revival building, featuring seven stories, was built in its place by the architects Milburn and Heiste.

In 2001, the Center for Community Self-Help purchased the building from Carver Investment Group and hired Eddie Belk to help with restoration of the property.

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