The American Tobacco Historic District is a historic tobaccofactory complex and national historic district located in Durham, Durham County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 14 contributing buildings and three contributing structures built by the American Tobacco Company and its predecessors and successors from 1874 to the 1950s. Located in the district is the separately listed Italianate style W. T. Blackwell and Company building (1874-1880, c. 1904). Other notable contributing resources are the Romanesque Revival style Hill Warehouse (1900), Washington Warehouse (1902–07), the Lucky Strike Building (1901–02), and Reed Warehouse; Noell Building (c. 1930); Power Plant and Engine House (1929–39); and the Art Moderne style Fowler (1939) Strickland (1946) and Crowe (1953) buildings.[2]
Nearby, but not part of the multi-use redevelopment district, is the Durham Bulls Athletic Park, the studios of Fox 50, and the Durham Performing Arts Center. The Historic District is part of a large urban renewal project in downtown Durham designed to bring residents, businesses, and shoppers to the formerly blighted downtown area. The campus had been the headquarters of the American Tobacco Company, once the largest manufacturer of cigarettes in the United States. The mostly abandoned campus was purchased by the Capitol Broadcasting Company in 2001 as part of a plan to redevelop downtown Durham.[3] Other companies have completed similar plans, Measurement Incorporated purchased and renovated the Brodie Duke Warehouse, the Imperial Tobacco Warehouse, and BC Remedy Building.
^Claudia R. Brown and M. Ruth Little (April 2000). "American Tobacco Company Manufacturing Plant" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
^"American Tobacco". Durham, NC official website. Retrieved April 13, 2014.
External linksedit
American Tobacco Historic District official website
Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. NC-10, "American Tobacco Company, Durham, Durham County, NC", 7 photos, 10 data pages, 1 photo caption page
american, tobacco, historic, district, historic, tobacco, factory, complex, national, historic, district, located, durham, durham, county, north, carolina, district, encompasses, contributing, buildings, three, contributing, structures, built, american, tobacc. The American Tobacco Historic District is a historic tobacco factory complex and national historic district located in Durham Durham County North Carolina The district encompasses 14 contributing buildings and three contributing structures built by the American Tobacco Company and its predecessors and successors from 1874 to the 1950s Located in the district is the separately listed Italianate style W T Blackwell and Company building 1874 1880 c 1904 Other notable contributing resources are the Romanesque Revival style Hill Warehouse 1900 Washington Warehouse 1902 07 the Lucky Strike Building 1901 02 and Reed Warehouse Noell Building c 1930 Power Plant and Engine House 1929 39 and the Art Moderne style Fowler 1939 Strickland 1946 and Crowe 1953 buildings 2 American Tobacco Company Manufacturing PlantU S National Register of Historic PlacesU S Historic districtAmerican Tobacco Campus September 2012Show map of North CarolinaShow map of the United StatesLocationRoughly bounded by W Pettigrew St Blackwell St Willard St and Carr St Durham North CarolinaCoordinates35 59 43 N 78 54 17 W 35 99528 N 78 90472 W 35 99528 78 90472Area14 6 acres 5 9 ha Built1874 1874 1899 1911Architectural styleItalianate Romanesque Art Moderne et al MPSDurham MRANRHP reference No 00001163 1 Added to NRHPSeptember 29 2000It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000 as the American Tobacco Company Manufacturing Plant 1 Redevelopment edit nbsp 2019 photographNearby but not part of the multi use redevelopment district is the Durham Bulls Athletic Park the studios of Fox 50 and the Durham Performing Arts Center The Historic District is part of a large urban renewal project in downtown Durham designed to bring residents businesses and shoppers to the formerly blighted downtown area The campus had been the headquarters of the American Tobacco Company once the largest manufacturer of cigarettes in the United States The mostly abandoned campus was purchased by the Capitol Broadcasting Company in 2001 as part of a plan to redevelop downtown Durham 3 Other companies have completed similar plans Measurement Incorporated purchased and renovated the Brodie Duke Warehouse the Imperial Tobacco Warehouse and BC Remedy Building References edit a b National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service July 9 2010 Claudia R Brown and M Ruth Little April 2000 American Tobacco Company Manufacturing Plant PDF National Register of Historic Places Nomination and Inventory North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office Retrieved October 1 2014 American Tobacco Durham NC official website Retrieved April 13 2014 External links editAmerican Tobacco Historic District official website Historic American Engineering Record HAER No NC 10 American Tobacco Company Durham Durham County NC 7 photos 10 data pages 1 photo caption page This article about a property in Durham County North Carolina on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a building or structure in North Carolina is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title American Tobacco Historic District amp oldid 1168884892, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
