Venable Tobacco Company Warehouse is a historic tobacco storage warehouse located at Durham, Durham County, North Carolina. It consists of three storage units: Unit 1 and Unit 2 were built in 1905 and Unit 3 in the 1910s. It is a two-story, brick structure and is an example of "slow burn" masonry and wood factory construction. The warehouse is located adjacent to the Venable Tobacco Company Prizery and Receiving Room, which collectively are the only structures that remain of a larger complex.[2]
Venable Tobacco Company Warehouse | |
 Front and part of the northwestern side | |
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| Location | 302-304 E. Pettigrew St., Durham, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°59′31″N 78°54′0″W / 35.99194°N 78.90000°W |
| Area | Less than 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1905, 1910s |
| MPS | Durham MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 85001847[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 9, 1985 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Claudia Roberts Brown (June 1984). "Venable Tobacco Company Warehouse" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-10-01.