Edwin G. Read

Historical marker location:

8215 Durham Rd, Timberlake, North Carolina

( Marker is at the intersection of Durham Road (U.S. 501) and Helena Moriah Road (County Road 1715), on the right when traveling north on Durham Road.)

Marker installed: 1949

The North Carolina State Capitol building in Raleigh was built in the Greek Revival style and completed in 1840. It is one of the oldest state capitol buildings in continuous use in the United States.