Raleigh in Wake County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Royal Baking Company
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 1, 2023
1. Royal Baking Company Marker
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1941.
Location. 35° 47.648′ N, 78° 41.302′ W. Marker is in Raleigh, North Carolina, in Wake County. Marker is at the intersection of Hillsborough Street and Royal Street, on the right when traveling east on Hillsborough Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3801 Hillsborough St, Raleigh NC 27607, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Saint James African Methodist Episcopal Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); Berry O'Kelly School (approx. 0.3 miles away); N.C. Colored State Fair (approx. 1.1 miles away); N.C. State Fair, 1873-1925 / State Exposition of 1884 / Camp Polk, 1918 (approx. 1.2 miles away); Latta University Site: 1892-1922 (approx. 1˝ miles away); Memorial Belltower (approx. 1˝ miles away); North Carolina State University at Raleigh (approx. 1˝ miles away); The Graves-Fields House (approx. 1˝ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Raleigh.
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Regarding Royal Baking Company. Excerpt from the National Register nomination:
The Royal Baking Company was established by Bartholomew Streb in 1916 at 109 S. Wilmington St. in downtown Raleigh. For the first eight years of its existence the bakery operated as a small retail shop, and Streb employed a "bicycle delivery corps" to deliver his baked goods directly to his customers' door-steps. In 1924 Streb expanded into the wholesale trade and began to distribute to grocers and dealers located throughout the eastern part of the state. The Royal Baking Company was the first bakery in Raleigh to offer pre-sliced bread to consumers (in the mid-1930s), and its brands included Bamby (Best American Made Bread Yet) Bread and Royal Cakes. In 1942, Bartholomew's son, Raymond B. Streb, served as president, Bartholomew's widow Lillian F. Streb served as a director, and banker LeRoy Martin operated as the firm's secretary-treasurer.
By 1940 the company had outgrown its downtown location and began planning for a new facility to be located on Hillsborough Street across from Meredith College on the city's western outskirts. The downtown shop would continue to make cakes, pies, fancy rolls, and pastries, whereas bread and common rolls would be baked at the new plant. The bulk of the company's fleet of twenty-nine delivery trucksand two "boxcar size" trucks (comparable to modern eighteen-wheelers) would be moved to Hillsborough Street. The Strebs hired bakery design specialists W. E. Long Company of Chicago to design their new plant, which was built by Raleigh contractor James A. Davidson. Operations at the plant began on December 7, 1941, the date of the attack on Pearl Harbor.Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 1, 20232. Royal Baking Company Marker
Also see . . . Royal Baking Company (PDF). National Register nomination for th building, which was listed in 1997. (Prepared by J. Daniel Pezzoni, Landmark Preservation Associates; via National Archives) (Submitted on September 21, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 1, 2023
3. Royal Baking Company Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on September 21, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 21, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 69 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 21, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
