Bullington Warehouse is a historic tobacco storage warehouse located at Durham, Durham County, North Carolina, United States. It was built in 1927, and is a three-story Romanesque style brick structure divided into four units by projecting corbeled firewalls. Each unit has approximately 10,000 square feet per floor, giving a total of about 123,000 square feet. It is an example of "slow burn" masonry and wood factory construction. It was the last in a series of brick tobacco storage warehouses, unique in their architectural style, begun in 1897 and ending with this warehouse in 1927.[2] The building has been converted to residential use.

Bullington Warehouse
Bullington Warehouse, March 2007
Bullington Warehouse is located in North Carolina
Bullington Warehouse
Bullington Warehouse is located in the United States
Bullington Warehouse
Location500 N. Duke St., Durham, North Carolina
Coordinates36°0′10″N 78°54′22″W / 36.00278°N 78.90611°W / 36.00278; -78.90611
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1927 (1927)
Architectural styleRomanesque
NRHP reference No.82003448[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 30, 1982

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[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. ^ Elizabeth M. Mansell (May 1982). "Bullington Warehouse" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-10-01.