THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE CAPITOL–RALEIGH, NC

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Self-guided Tours:
Monday – Friday
Guided Tours:
Saturday, 11 am & 2pm
Sunday, 2 pm

Please call ahead to confirm tour times.
(919) 807-7950

 

 
 
 
 
About Us

On October 4, 1976, the Secretary of State issued articles of incorporation of The State Capitol Foundation, Inc., to serve as a nonprofit support group for the State Capitol.
 
Purpose
To be a volunteer nonprofit support corporation which assists the State of North Carolina to maintain, preserve, restore, furnish, equip, and interpret the State Capitol and Union (Capitol) Square.
 
Our Mission
  • To assist the State of North Carolina to maintain, preserve, furnish, equip, and exhibit and interpret to the public the North Carolina State Capitol and Union Square on which it stands, and to that end
  • to solicit and receive grants, donations, and bequests of money and property from public and private sources; and
  • to make contracts and carry on other business activities necessary to the fulfillment of the primary purpose of the Foundation
Membership
  • Board of Directors
    Edward T. Davis, President
    John L. Sanders, First Vice President
    Kim Shope, Second Vice President & Chair, The State Capitol Society
    Thomas W. H. Alexander, Secretary
    Jonathan Brookshire, Treasurer      
    Barbara H. Boney, Member-at-Large

    George Breece, Director Emeritus
  • Members
    Kaye Barker
    Katie S. Cashion
    Rufus L. Edmisten
    Mary L. Jarrell
    Kristy Lee
    Sarah Lofton
    Betty Ray McCain
    Lou Mitchell
    Charles Montgomery
    Don Munford
    Amy Needham
    Brenda H. Pollard
    Dr. Keats Sparrow
    Nancy B. Thompson
    Samuel P. Townsend
    Gerald P. Traub
    Dr. Janie Wheeler
  • Ex–Officio Members
    Senate President Pro Tem Marc Basnight
    Speaker of the House Joe Hackney
    Secretary of Cultural Resources Lisbeth Evans
    Deputy Secretary, Office of Archives & History, Dr. Jeffrey J. Crow
    State Capitol Site Manager Raymond L. Beck
 
     
   
   
  The State Capitol Foundation, Inc.
One East Edenton Street, Raleigh, NC
Mailing Address: 4624 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-4624

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