Liberty Warehouse Nos. 1 and 2
Liberty Warehouse Nos. 1 and 2 | |
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| Location | 611-613 Rigsbee Ave., Durham, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 36°00′05″N 78°54′00″W / 36.00139°N 78.90000°W |
| Area | 2.6 acres (1.1 ha) |
| Built | 1938, 1948 |
| Architect | Harris, I.G. |
| MPS | Durham MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 08000774[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 6, 2008 |
Liberty Warehouse Nos. 1 and 2, also known as Liberty Warehouse No. 3 and Liberty Warehouse, was a historic tobacco auction warehouse complex located at Durham, Durham County, North Carolina. It was built in two sections in 1938 and in 1948. Together it was an expansive frame structure on a brick foundation with low-pitched, front-gabled roofs supported by massive timber columns. The last loose-leaf tobacco auctions were held in downtown Durham in the 1980s.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1] In May 2011 a portion of the roof collapsed[3] and demolition of the building began in July 2014.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Cynthia de Miranda (January 2008). "Liberty Warehouse Nos. 1 and 2" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-10-01.
- ^ "Historic Liberty Warehouse to be demolished; condos and stores to replace it". Retrieved 2015-09-17.
- ^ "Demolition of Liberty Warehouse in Durham begins". 31 July 2014. Retrieved 2015-09-17.
Categories:
- Tobacco buildings in the United States
- Industrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
- Industrial buildings completed in 1938
- Buildings and structures in Durham, North Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Durham County, North Carolina
- Durham County, North Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs