▁An cient ▁American ▁Art ; ▁Asian ▁Art ; ▁Co ins ▁& ▁C urrency ; ▁Dec or ative ▁Arts ; ▁and ▁Spanish ▁Col onial ▁Art . ▁ ▁Rand olph ▁Road ▁building ▁ ▁The ▁oldest ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁Rand olph ▁Road ▁building ▁originally ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁ ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁M int . ▁ ▁Design ed ▁by ▁noted ▁architect ▁William ▁Str ick land , ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁Federal - style ▁Charlotte ▁M int ▁building ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 6 ▁by ▁Perry ▁& ▁Lig on ▁of ▁R ale igh , ▁North ▁Carolina ▁at ▁a ▁cost ▁of ▁$ 2 9 , 8 0 0 . 0 0 . ▁ ▁It ▁opened ▁July ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 8 3 7 ▁at ▁its ▁original ▁location ▁at ▁ 4 0 3 ▁West ▁Trade ▁Street . ▁The ▁facility ▁co ined ▁$ 5 ▁million ▁in ▁gold ▁from ▁ 1 8 3 6 ▁to ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁the ▁Civil ▁War . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁when ▁Me ck len burg ▁County ▁planned ▁to ▁expand ▁the ▁main ▁post ▁office , ▁located ▁adjacent ▁to ▁the ▁M int , ▁the ▁building ▁became ▁end anger ed . ▁ ▁W ides p read ▁public ▁support ▁for ▁pres erving ▁the ▁building ▁on ▁its ▁original ▁site ▁proved ▁fut ile . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Tre as ury ▁Department ▁stated ▁that ▁it ▁had ▁no ▁ob jection ▁to ▁anyone ▁moving ▁the ▁building ▁to ▁another ▁site , ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁a