National Register of Historic Places

Venable Tobacco Company Prizery and Receiving Room

Durham, Durham County, North Carolina
Listed
August 20, 2003
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
03000804

About this property

Venable Tobacco Company Prizery and Receiving Room is a historic tobacco prizery located at Durham, Durham County, North Carolina. The prizery was built about 1930, and is a three-story, brick building. The trapezoidal shaped, one-story, concrete block receiving room was added in 1952. It is an example of "slow burn" masonry and wood factory construction. The prizery is located adjacent to the Venable Tobacco Company Warehouse, which collectively are the only structures that remain of a larger complex. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.

Location

302-04 East Pettigrew
Durham, Durham County, North Carolina
35.99322, -78.89931

Categories

INDUSTRY
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Historic Sites

Venable Tobacco Company Warehouse
Industrial
0.1 mi
Downtown Durham Historic District
Listed
0.2 mi
North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company Building
Industrial
0.2 mi
Durham Hosiery Mills No. 2-Service Printing Company Building
Industrial
0.3 mi
Bull Durham Tobacco Factory
Industrial
0.3 mi

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When was Venable Tobacco Company Prizery and Receiving Room listed on the National Register?

Venable Tobacco Company Prizery and Receiving Room was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 20, 2003.

What type of historic resource is Venable Tobacco Company Prizery and Receiving Room?

Venable Tobacco Company Prizery and Receiving Room is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Venable Tobacco Company Prizery and Receiving Room?

The period of significance for Venable Tobacco Company Prizery and Receiving Room is recorded as the industrial era.

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