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Directions to Poe Hall

Poe HallNorth Carolina State University
Poe Hall
2310 Stinson Dr.
Raleigh, NC 27695

From Crabtree Valley and areas North (Wake Forest Rd, Six Forks Rd, and Capital Blvd)

Take I-440 (Outer Beltline) to the Hillsborough St Exit; make a left onto Hillsborough St. (toward downtown); continue on Hillsborough St (pass Meredith College – left, Applebee’s – right, BP gas station – right, Zaxby’s – right. Zaxby’s is right before the start of NC State’s campus.) Once you reach NC State University’s campus area (the sidewalks will change to brick on the right side of the street), go 1-1/2 miles or more until you pass the “Bell Tower” (gray stone with clock on right); make a right at the stoplight onto Pullen Road; you will reach a traffic circle. In the circle, make a right onto Stinson Drive. You will see the information booth, and Poe Hall is straight ahead after the booth. Poe Hall is a cream colored building that is seven stories tall on the right (there is a red & white sign out front with its name).

From Downtown

Take Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive west. Martin Luther King Drive turns into Western Boulevard. Make a right onto Pullen Road (NCSU exit); go through the stoplight and go across the bridge (railroad below); you will reach a traffic circle. You will need to make a left onto Stinson Drive (Second Street after crossing bridge). In order to make the left, you must go around the traffic circle. You will see the information booth and gates, and Poe Hall is straight ahead after the booth and gates. Poe Hall is a cream colored building that is seven stories tall on the right (there is a red & white sign out front with its name).

From Cary and West Raleigh

Take I-440 to the Western Blvd exit (Downtown – NCSU and Shaw). Follow Western Blvd to Pullen Road (You will go through the Gorman Street, Dan Allen Drive, and Avent Ferry Road intersections), make a left onto Pullen Road. Go across two bridges (railroad below); make a left onto Stinson Drive(second street after crossing bridge). In order to make the left, you must go around the traffic circle. You will see the information booth and gates, and Poe Hall is straight ahead after the booth and gates. Poe Hall is a cream colored building that is seven stories tall on the right (there is a red & white sign out front with its name).

From areas East, Southeast and South of Raleigh (Garner, SE Raleigh and Knightdale)

Take I-40 West to the Gorman Street exit, make a right onto Avent Ferry Road (Hardee’s is at the intersection). Follow Avent Ferry Rd until you reach the intersection of Western Blvd, and make a right onto Western Blvd. Then, make a left onto Pullen Road. Go across two bridges (first bridge crosses over Western Blvd westbound and second bridge crosses over the railroad tracks below); make a left onto Stinson Drive (second street after crossing 2nd bridge). In order to make the left, you must go around the traffic circle. You will see the information booth and gates, and Poe Hall is straight ahead after the booth and gates. Poe Hall is a cream colored building that is seven stories tall on the right (there is a red & white sign out front with its name). 

Parking Information

Please park in the SAS parking lot. Once you pass through the information booth and gates located on Stinson Drive, make the first left turn and the SAS lot is located directly on your right. A student will be standing at the steps leaving the SAS lot to help direct you towards Poe Hall.