North Carolina State Fairgrounds, W. Hillsborough St., Raleigh, North Carolina. County/parish: Wake.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places April 11, 1973. NRIS 73001375.
1 contributing building.
J. S. Dorton Arena is a 7,610-seat multi-purpose arena located in Raleigh, North Carolina, on the grounds of the North Carolina State Fair. It opened in 1952 as State Fair Arena. It has hosted many sporting events, concerts, political rallies, and circuses.
Dorton Area was the first structure in the world to use a cable-supported roof. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on April 11, 1973. It was designated as a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers in 2002.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47722576