Home of the North Carolina General Assembly, the building is unique because it is devoted solely to the legislative branch of state government. Though not an imitation of historic classical architectural styles, the building is classical in character. The marble-faced building proper is encompassed by a colonnade of square columns reaching from the granite podium to the main roof of the second floor. The architect for the building was Edward Durrell Stone. Holloway-Reeves Architects of Raleigh served as associates.

