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North Washington Avenue Workers' House

Coordinates: 36°21′55″N 79°40′17″W / 36.36528°N 79.67139°W / 36.36528; -79.67139
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North Washington Avenue Workers' House
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North Washington Avenue Workers' House is located in North Carolina
North Washington Avenue Workers' House
North Washington Avenue Workers' House is located in the United States
North Washington Avenue Workers' House
LocationEastern side of the 300 block of N. Washington Ave., Reidsville, North Carolina
Coordinates36°21′55″N 79°40′17″W / 36.36528°N 79.67139°W / 36.36528; -79.67139
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1917 (1917)
MPSReidsville MRA
NRHP reference No.86003388[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 11, 1986

North Washington Avenue Workers' House are five historic homes located at Reidsville, Rockingham County, North Carolina. They were built about 1917, for African-American workers employed by the American Tobacco Company. The houses originally consisted of three rooms—one-over-one with a shed room behind.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Allison Harris Black (November 1985). "North Washington Avenue Workers' House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.