Tennessee’s flag flies atop Capitol — in North Carolina

RALEIGH, N.C. — Tennessee’s flag was unfurled from atop North Carolina’s old Capitol on Tuesday for a movie being filmed this week at the Greek Revivalstyle building.

The production of the “Evolution of Nate Gibson” began shooting Monday at the building on Union Square in downtown Raleigh and will continue until Wednesday, Department of Cultural and Natural Resources spokeswoman Michele Walker said.

The Department of Administration, which oversees state government buildings, granted permission to the filmmakers to fly on Tuesday the Tennessee flag on the pole atop the building, instead of the North Carolina flag, Walker said.

The film, which features actors Marcia Gay Harden, Diane Ladd and Charlie Rowe, is “a comingof-age story about an artist and mother of two who must find a way forward after her teenage son’s life is forever altered by a freak accident,” according to the Capitol site administrator.

The old Capitol, built in 1840, once housed offices of the governor, the Supreme Court and the House and Senate chambers. The Supreme Court and General Assembly now have their own buildings nearby. Many of the governor’s offices remain inside.