Page-Walker Hotel - Cary, NC - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

"The Page-Walker Arts & History Center was built as a hotel in 1868 by Town of Cary founder Allison Francis Page. In 1979, the Page-Walker Hotel was listed on the National Register for Historic Places. In 1985, a citizens group, Friends of the Page-Walker Hotel, joined with the Town of Cary to save the deteriorating building and restore it as an arts and history center. Today, the center is alive with classes, events, performances, meetings and receptions and the gallery exhibitions feature works of local and regional artists."
---Cary Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Resources

PFF’s comments: The building is listed in tax records as having 4,095 square feet. It sits on the southern side of the Town of Cary’s 18-acre administrative campus. The address is 119 Ambassador Street, near the site of the original wooden train depot (now replaced with a modern brick structure, 1 block west.) Arriving passengers would have made their way to the hotel for refreshment and/or accommodations. There are several old structures at the site, including a tobacco barn.

To reach from Interstate 40 on the west side of Raleigh, take Exit 290 (NC-54/Chapel Hill Road). Go west about 3 miles and turn left onto Academy Street, and then left on Ambassador, just before the railroad crossing.

Street address: 119 Ambassador Street Cary, NC United States 27511 County / Borough / Parish: Wake County Year listed: 1979 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Person, Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1850-1874 Historic function: Hotel Current function: Municipal Arts and Cultural Center Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Privately owned?: Not Listed Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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