North Carolina - Durham County - Vacant / Not In Use
Durham County North Carolina (Vacant / Not In Use) has 10 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include American Tobacco Company Manufacturing Plant, Durham Hosiery Mill, American Tobacco Company Manufacturing Plant, Dillard-Gamble Houses and Watts Hospital.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Early Woodland dating back to 999 BC.

Several famous people are associated with these Durham County historic places including Carr, Julian S., Jr., Richard E. Dillard, Julian S. Carr and W.H. Pegram.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Durham County places including Greene & Rogers, Kendall & Taylor, George Watts Carr, Milburn & Heister and T.S. Christian. Prominent architectural styles found in Durham Country are Romanesque, Bungalow/Craftsman and Colonial Revival.

American Tobacco Company Manufacturing Plant (added 2000 - - #00001163)
Also known as W.T. Blackwell Company Tobacco, Bull Durham
Roughly bounded by W. Pettigrew St., Blackwell St., Willard St. and Carr St. , Durham
Davidwells75, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Energy Facility, Manufacturing Facility, Storage
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Bullington Warehouse (added 1982 - - #82003448)
500 N. Duke St. , Durham
KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Industry, Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Warehouse
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Vacant/Not In Use
Dillard-Gamble Houses (added 1979 - - #79003333)
1311 and 1307 N. Mangum St. , Durham
KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Greene & Rogers, Milburn & Heister
Architectural Style:
International Style, Colonial Revival
Historic Person:
Dillard, Richard E.
Significant Year:
1935, 1917
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Durham Hosiery Mill (added 1978 - - #78001944)
Angier Ave. , Durham
KudzuVine, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Historic Person:
Carr, Julian S., Jr.
Significant Year:
1906, 1912, 1902
Area of Significance:
Industry, Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Warehouse
Durham Hosiery Mills No. 2--Service Printing Company Building (added 1985 - - #85003055)
504 E. Pettigrew St. , Durham
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Event
Historic Person:
Carr,Julian S.
Significant Year:
1916
Area of Significance:
Black, Industry
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Golden Belt Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1996 - - #96000816)
Also known as See Also:Golden Belt Historic District
1000--1004 E. Main St. , Durham
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Early Commercial
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Specialty Store
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Holloway Street Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 2009 - - #09000263)
Roughly bounded by Holloway, Elizabeth, Primitive, and Queen Sts., and Mallard Ave. , Durham
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store, Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Little Creek Site (31 DH 351) (added 1985 - - #85000118)
Also known as 31 DH 351
Address Restricted , Chapel Hill
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Early Woodland
Period of Significance:
500-999 BC, 499-0 BC, 499-0 AD
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Camp
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Pegram House (added 1979 - - #79003334)
1019 Minerva Ave. , Durham
Monumenteer2014, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Christian,T.S.
Architectural Style:
Shingle Style
Historic Person:
Pegram, W.H.
Significant Year:
1916, 1977, 1891
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use, Work In Progress
Watts Hospital (added 1980 - - #80002824)
Broad St. and Club Blvd. , Durham
Specious, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Carr,George Watts, Kendall & Taylor
Architectural Style:
Mission/Spanish Revival
Area of Significance:
Science, Architecture, Health/Medicine, Social History
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Health Care
Historic Sub-function:
Hospital
Current Function:
Landscape, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
College
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