Lumberton in Robeson County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Planters Building
312 North Chestnut Street
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1925.
Location. 34° 37.154′ N, 79° 0.457′ W. Marker is in Lumberton, North Carolina, in Robeson County. It is on North Chestnut Street (County Road 2289) south of East 4th Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 308 N Chestnut St, Lumberton NC 28358, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Rediscover Downtown Lumberton (about 400 feet away); Confederate Memorial (about 400 feet away); First Rural Health Department (about 500 feet away); Lumberton Bicentennial Park (approx. 0.2 miles away); First Hebrew Congregation (approx. 0.2 miles away); Thompson Institute (approx. one mile away); Angus W. McLean (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lumberton.
Also see . . . National Register of Historic Places nomination form for the building.
This form was prepared on April 15, 1987 by David R. Black, Architectural Historian for Black & Black Preservation Consultants. A statement of historical significance can
this page online
The Classical Revival style Planters Building, constructed in 1925-26, is significant as the most prominent surviving expression of the physical and commercial boom that occurred in Lumberton in the first quarter of the twentieth century. One of only a handful of high-rise buildings constructed in eastern North Carolina in the period, the Planters Building was designed by the firm of Wilson, Berryman and Kennedy. The leading principal of this fir m was Charles Coker Wilson, South Carolina's pre-eminent architect in the first third of the twentieth century, and the designer of a number of important North Carolina buildings.(Submitted on January 19, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.)
Additional commentary.
1. About the building address
The number on the physical building is 308, although the nomination form notes the address as 312. Verification of other sources indicates the building is the same although there are inconsistencies in the building address.
— Submitted January 19, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 15, 2026
2. Planters Building (today named the Boyd Building)
Credits. This page was last revised on January 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 19, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 38 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 19, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
