W. Duke & Sons Company Cigarette Factory

Contributors:
William H. Linthicum, architect and builder
Dates:

1884

Location:
Durham, Durham County
Street Address:

Main St., Durham, NC

Status:

Altered

Type:

Industrial

Images Published In:

Claudia P. Roberts (Brown) and Diane E. Lea, The Durham Architectural and Historic Inventory (1982).

Note:

A stone plaque attached to the building is inscribed, “Wm H. Linthicum/Architect & Builder/1884.” The immense building, custom-designed to accommodate the various phases of tobacco manufacturing, was expanded over the years and its upper stories were removed.