Odd Fellows Building (Raleigh, North Carolina)
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The Odd Fellows Building in Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh...

, also known as the Commerce Building, is a skyscraper
Skyscraper
A skyscraper is a tall, continuously habitable building of many stories, often designed for office and commercial use. There is no official definition or height above which a building may be classified as a skyscraper...

 built in 1923. It reflects Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements architecture and Classical Revival architecture.

The Odd Fellows (IOOF) Building served as a meeting hall and as a business. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
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in 1997.
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