Durham · Downtown
21c Museum Hotel Durham
The 17-story Art Deco Hill Building, opened in 1937 for Durham Bank & Trust, now a hotel with a contemporary art museum.
- Built
- 1935–37Hill Building, built 1935-37 for Durham Bank & Trust Company; converted to a hotel after 2006.
- Style
- Art Deco stepped tower
- Architect
- Shreve, Lamb and Harmon; George Watts Carr, supervising architect
- Type
- Boutique hotel
- Area
- Downtown
- Credentials
- Inside a National Register historic district; Historic Hotels of America member
The story
Banker John Sprunt Hill commissioned the 17-story Art Deco Hill Building for the Durham Bank & Trust Company from the New York firm Shreve, Lamb and Harmon. It opened in 1937 and later housed Central Carolina Bank. After the building sold in 2006, 21c Museum Hotels converted it into a hotel and contemporary art museum.
Good to know
- Address: 111 North Corcoran Street, Durham, NC 27701
Sources (2)
Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.