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Calvin E. Lightner c. 1950. Calvin Esau Lightner (March 31, 1878 – May 21, 1960) was an American architect, building contractor, and mortician. He was born in South Carolina and moved to Raleigh, North Carolina, to study architectural design at Shaw University.
Clarence Everett Lightner was born on August 15, 1921, in Raleigh, North Carolina, to Mammie Blackmon and Calvin E. Lightner. [1] He was the youngest of four children. [ 2 ] Calvin Lightner founded the Lightner Funeral Home in 1911 and made an unsuccessful bid for a seat on the Raleigh City Council in 1919. [ 1 ]
Completed (with two stories) in 1862 on Halifax St., the building was home to one of the earliest North Carolina railroads, the Raleigh & Gaston, eventually incorporated into the 20th century's Seaboard Coast Line. Acquired by the state in the 1970s for use as an office building and moved to its present location on N. Salisbury St.
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Family members and friends are raising money for the funeral of a woman who was shot and killed in Raleigh on Feb. 20. A GoFundMe page has been set up for Guadalupe Carreño, who died hours after ...
The North Carolina state seal is part of the floor of the Albemarle Building at 325 N. Salisbury St. in downtown Raleigh, which includes the offices for the governor.
Heck-Lee, Heck-Wynne, and Heck-Pool Houses are three historic homes located at Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina.They were built between 1871 and 1875, and are 1 + 1 ⁄ 2-story, L-shaped, Second Empire-style frame dwellings on brick foundations.
Members of IChurch from Hickory, N.C. pray with Bob Smith, center, a Trustee of the Old Fort United Methodist Church on Saturday, October 5, 2024 in Old Fort, N.C.