{"id":14,"featured":0,"modified":"2026-04-17 19:31:11","latitude":35.7779547009339893293144996277987957000732421875,"longitude":-78.63902424304495752949151210486888885498046875,"title":"Arkansas Delaware and Vermont Connecticut Royster Confectioners Building","subtitle":"","fullsize":"https://mail.raleighhistoric.org/files/fullsize/6aab333e8dd98f832a9b7208d3bdadd1.jpg","address":"207 Fayetteville Street","all_locations":[],"zoom":19,"creator":["RHDC"],"description":"The candy factory that Arkansas Delaware Royster and his brother Vermont Connecticut Royster established in this building became a Raleigh phenomenon. The business began as a general store inherited by the third-generation Raleigh brothers after the Civil War. Arkansas, known as Ark, ran the store while his eighteen-year-old brother V.C. went to New York City to learn candymaking. V.C. returned and the Roysters switched from groceries to confections in 1872. By 1883, Royster’s churned out a ton of candy daily. Early specialties included coconut, cream, and peanut candies. Later, the company shipped its sweets around the world as Raleigh youngsters grew into nostalgic candy-loving adults who wanted their Royster’s no matter where they lived. The factory closed in 1960 and the building now houses offices. <br />\r\n<br />\r\nDate: ca. 1865 with alterations ca. 1892 and 2000","sponsor":null,"accessinfo":"","lede":"","website":"","related_resources":["<a href=\"https://cityofraleigh0drupal.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/drupal-prod/COR10/ArkansasDelawareAndVermontConnecticutRoysterConfectionersBuilding_LandmarkOrdinanceAndReport.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Arkansas Delaware and Vermont Connecticut Royster Confectioners Building Landmark Designation Report and Ordinance</a>"],"factoids":[],"files":{"https://mail.raleighhistoric.org/files/fullsize/6aab333e8dd98f832a9b7208d3bdadd1.jpg":{"id":248,"mime-type":"image/jpeg","title":"Arkansas Delaware and Vermont Connecticut Royster Confectioners Building, 2009","description":"Image by Michael Zirkle Photography, copyright Raleigh Historic Development Commission.","thumbnail":"https://mail.raleighhistoric.org/files/square_thumbnails/6aab333e8dd98f832a9b7208d3bdadd1.jpg"},"https://mail.raleighhistoric.org/files/fullsize/e1c8b18a401b1aaf3da8e59146e0610d.jpg":{"id":295,"mime-type":"image/jpeg","title":"Arkansas Delaware and Vermont Connecticut Royster Confectioners Building, 1920","description":"Image courtesy of the COR Museum. <a href=\"https://raleighhrmprogram.catalogaccess.com/photos/10560\">raleighhrmprogram.catalogaccess.com/photos/10560</a>","thumbnail":"https://mail.raleighhistoric.org/files/square_thumbnails/e1c8b18a401b1aaf3da8e59146e0610d.jpg"}}}