{"id":23,"featured":0,"modified":"2026-04-17 19:31:11","latitude":35.782724331161944064660929143428802490234375,"longitude":-78.6528831997826500810333527624607086181640625,"title":"Smedes Hall","subtitle":"","fullsize":"https://mail.raleighhistoric.org/files/fullsize/236f692bb6dcf6433fd381b172e6e72d.jpg","address":"900 Hillsborough Street","all_locations":[],"zoom":19,"creator":["RHDC"],"description":"Smedes Hall is a three-and one-half story Greek Revival brick building. Originally built for the boys&#039; school and called Main Hall, Smedes was renamed in honor of the Reverend Aldert Smedes, first rector and president of Saint Mary&#039;s School. It has been used as a multi-purpose building since the girls&#039; school opened in 1842.<br />\r\n<br />\r\nDate:  1839<br />","sponsor":null,"accessinfo":"","lede":"","website":"","related_resources":["<a href=\"https://cityofraleigh0drupal.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/drupal-prod/COR10/SaintMary'sSchool-SmedesHall_LandmarkOrdinanceAndReport.pdf\">Smedes Hall, St. Mary's School Landmark Designation Ordinance and Report</a>"],"factoids":[],"files":{"https://mail.raleighhistoric.org/files/fullsize/236f692bb6dcf6433fd381b172e6e72d.jpg":{"id":259,"mime-type":"image/jpeg","title":"Smedes Hall, 2010","description":"Image courtesy of D. Cicone, Capital City Camera Club.","thumbnail":"https://mail.raleighhistoric.org/files/square_thumbnails/236f692bb6dcf6433fd381b172e6e72d.jpg"},"https://mail.raleighhistoric.org/files/fullsize/5219a4a8ed4a9d105ed803972a8c2bd8.jpg":{"id":596,"mime-type":"image/gif","title":"Smedes Hall, 1980","description":"Image by Michael Zirkle Photography, copyright Raleigh Historic Development Commission.","thumbnail":"https://mail.raleighhistoric.org/files/square_thumbnails/5219a4a8ed4a9d105ed803972a8c2bd8.jpg"},"https://mail.raleighhistoric.org/files/fullsize/4184059cd4fd1a64556f17b73b4575a3.jpg":{"id":597,"mime-type":"image/gif","title":"Smedes Hall, date unknown","description":"Image courtesy of the North Carolina State Archives and History.","thumbnail":"https://mail.raleighhistoric.org/files/square_thumbnails/4184059cd4fd1a64556f17b73b4575a3.jpg"},"https://mail.raleighhistoric.org/files/fullsize/a93d613adab0a03c076698516db24b4c.jpg":{"id":648,"mime-type":"image/gif","title":"Smedes Hall, date unknown","description":"Image courtesy of the North Carolina State Archives.","thumbnail":"https://mail.raleighhistoric.org/files/square_thumbnails/a93d613adab0a03c076698516db24b4c.jpg"},"https://mail.raleighhistoric.org/files/fullsize/1e1fce65012daa0cc26250db48cdd98d.jpg":{"id":757,"mime-type":"image/jpeg","title":"Smedes Hall, date unknown","description":"Image courtesy of &quot;Main Entrance, Smedes Hall, Saint Mary&#039;s School, Raleigh, N. C.,&quot; North Carolina Postcards, North Carolina Collection Photographic Archives, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.","thumbnail":"https://mail.raleighhistoric.org/files/square_thumbnails/1e1fce65012daa0cc26250db48cdd98d.jpg"}}}