National Register of Historic Places

Watts and Yuille Warehouses

Durham, Durham County, North Carolina
Listed
April 4, 1984
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
84002259

About this property

Watts and Yuille Warehouses, also known as Brightleaf Square, are two historic tobacco storage warehouses located at Durham, Durham County, North Carolina. They are part of the Bright Leaf Historic District. They were built in 1904, and are two identical buildings parallel to each other with a courtyard in between. They are two-story Romanesque-style brick structures, seven bays wide and twenty bays long. Each unit of the warehouses is 75 feet by 118 feet, for a total of 35,400 square feet on each floor. They are an example of "slow burn" masonry and wood factory construction. They were among the 12 brick tobacco storage warehouses erected by The American Tobacco Company trust beginning in 1897. The buildings have been converted to retail and office use. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

Location

905 W. Main St.
Durham, Durham County, North Carolina
36.00044, -78.91010

Categories

INDUSTRYARCHITECTURE
National Register nomination ›
Sources

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

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Unlimited access

Everything a full report reveals about Watts and Yuille Warehouses

This page lists Watts and Yuille Warehouses. A full Aubrey report for an address near it pulls together this listing alongside battlefield records, land patents, and every other historical record within a chosen radius:

Overview
An interactive map of the location with historic sites, battles and Native heritage plotted, and its full story era by era.
The Land
The historic sites and place names around the location, and how this land was settled and used.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back millions of years.
LiDAR Terrain
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks and old features hidden in the landscape.
Conflict & War
The battles, raids and skirmishes fought near here, across every era of American conflict.
The Civil War
The Civil War on this ground, 1861 to 1865: who held it, and the battles, camps and regiments nearby.
The Soldiers
The men who marched from here in the Civil War, named and traced where the record allows.
Native Heritage
The Native nations who held this land, mapped across time from before European contact to today.
Settlement
Who claimed and held this ground, from Indigenous homelands through the colonial powers to the United States.
The Community
How the town grew, who came, and what kind of place it became, traced through the census record.
Rivers & Rail
The rivers, canals and railroads that connected this place between 1830 and 1911.
Notable People
The people born, buried or genuinely tied to this exact place, with their stories.
Historical Maps
Historic maps of the location layered over how it looks today.
Finds & Access
Museum objects tied to the area, and the laws on searching, collecting and access here.
Literature
The old books, county histories and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Points of Interest
The most significant historic sites and landmarks near the location, and why they matter.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from first peoples to the present day.
First month just $5.99, then $11.99 a month. Unlimited locations, cancel anytime.

Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.

Start your Watts and Yuille Warehouses report
Or see a real report first

Nearby Historic Sites

Clark and Sorrell Garage
Industrial
0.2 mi
Duke Memorial United Methodist Church
Industrial
0.2 mi
Trinity Historic District (Boundary Increase II)
Listed
0.2 mi
O'Brien, William Thomas, House
Industrial
0.3 mi
Bullington Warehouse
Industrial
0.3 mi

Questions about this property

When was Watts and Yuille Warehouses listed on the National Register?

Watts and Yuille Warehouses was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 4, 1984.

What type of historic resource is Watts and Yuille Warehouses?

Watts and Yuille Warehouses is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Watts and Yuille Warehouses?

The period of significance for Watts and Yuille Warehouses is recorded as the industrial era.

Can I research the history near Watts and Yuille Warehouses?

Yes. Aubrey Research reports search National Register listings, battlefield records, land patents, and other primary historical sources within any radius of a US address. A report for an address near Watts and Yuille Warehouses will include this listing and all other historical records in the area.

More in Durham County

Historic places, battles, and census history across Durham County.

Explore DurhamCounty ›

More historic places in North Carolina

Browse all historic places in North Carolina.

View North Carolinahistoric sites ›

Conflict records

Explore 19,000+ military engagements across American history.

Browse US conflicts ›

North Carolina history

Colonial settlement, territorial period, and statehood narrative.

North Carolinahistory ›

Research the history near this site

An Aubrey US report for an address near Watts and Yuille Warehouses will include this listing alongside battlefield records and other historical sources within your chosen radius.

Research your locationView a free sample report