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.
