O'Hanlon Building is a historic commercial building located at Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina. It was designed by architect Willard C. Northup and built in 1915. It is an eight-story, steel frame building clad in brick and terra cotta, and is the city's second-oldest skyscraper. It was Winston-Salem's tallest building until 1917[2] and according to Ted Kairys of Kairys Real Estate Group, it was the tallest building in North Carolina during that time. Kairys also said E.W. O'Hanlon, who tore down his drugstore at the site, moved the drugstore into the first floor of his building. The building has 26,088 square feet.[3]

O'Hanlon Building
O'Hanlon Building, September 2014
O'Hanlon Building is located in North Carolina
O'Hanlon Building
Location103 W. 4th St., Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Coordinates36°5′54″N 80°14′44″W / 36.09833°N 80.24556°W / 36.09833; -80.24556
Arealess than one acre
Built1915; 109 years ago (1915)
ArchitectNorthup, Willard C.
NRHP reference No.84002269[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 12, 1984

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

O'Hanlon LLC bought the O'Hanlon Building in 2016 for $2.15 million from seven sellers. SC Deacons OZ LLC of Greenville, South Carolina bought the building for $2.1 million in a deal completed December 15, 2022. Lou Baldwin of Baldwin Properties, which represented both parties, said renovations included a new roof and a new elevator, along with open floor plans on three floors. More renovations were planned.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Gwynne S. Taylor (February 1984). "O'Hanlon Building" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-11-01.
  3. ^ a b Craver, Richard (December 20, 2022). "Historic O'Hanlon Building in downtown Winston-Salem sold to S.C. group". Winston-Salem Journal.