The Professional Building is a historic

office An office is a space where the employees of an organization perform Business administration, administrative Work (human activity), work in order to support and realize the various goals of the organization. The word "office" may also denote a po ...

building located at

Raleigh, North Carolina Raleigh ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the List of municipalities in North Carolina, second-most populous city in the state (after Charlotte, North Carolina, Charlotte) ...

. It was designed by Yancey Milburn of the architectural firm

Milburn, Heister & Company Frank Pierce Milburn (December 12, 1868 - September 21, 1926) was a prolific American architect of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His practice was primarily focused on public buildings, particularly courthouses and legislative buildings, ...

and built in 1925. It is an eight-story, steel frame and yellow brick veneer

Classical Revival Neoclassicism, also spelled Neo-classicism, emerged as a Western cultural movement in the decorative and visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture that drew inspiration from the art and culture of classical antiquity. Neoclassic ...

-style skyscraper with Beaux-Arts architecture, Beaux Arts-style terra cotta ornamental elements. It consists of a two-story "base", five-story "shaft" and one-story "capital" in the Chicago school (architecture), Chicago style. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

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Office buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina Neoclassical architecture in North Carolina Office buildings completed in 1925 Buildings and structures in Raleigh, North Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Raleigh, North Carolina Chicago school architecture in the United States 1925 establishments in North Carolina Brick buildings and structures in North Carolina {{RaleighNC-struct-stub