Liberty Warehouse Nos. 1 and 2

Liberty Warehouse Nos. 1 and 2, also known as Liberty Warehouse No. 3 and Liberty Warehouse, was a historic tobacco auction warehouse complex located at Durham, Durham County, North Carolina. It was built in two sections in 1938 and in 1948. Together it was an expansive frame structure on a brick foundation with low-pitched, front-gabled roofs supported by massive timber columns. The last loose-leaf tobacco auctions were held in downtown Durham in the 1980s.[2]

Liberty Warehouse Nos. 1 and 2
Liberty Warehouse Nos. 1 and 2 is located in North Carolina
Liberty Warehouse Nos. 1 and 2
Liberty Warehouse Nos. 1 and 2 is located in the United States
Liberty Warehouse Nos. 1 and 2
Location611-613 Rigsbee Ave., Durham, North Carolina
Coordinates36°00′05″N 78°54′00″W / 36.00139°N 78.90000°W / 36.00139; -78.90000
Area2.6 acres (1.1 ha)
Built1938 (1938), 1948
ArchitectHarris, I.G.
MPSDurham MRA
NRHP reference No.08000774[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 6, 2008

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1] In May 2011 a portion of the roof collapsed[3] and demolition of the building began in July 2014.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Cynthia de Miranda (January 2008). "Liberty Warehouse Nos. 1 and 2" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-10-01.
  3. ^ "Historic Liberty Warehouse to be demolished; condos and stores to replace it". Retrieved 2015-09-17.
  4. ^ "Demolition of Liberty Warehouse in Durham begins". 31 July 2014. Retrieved 2015-09-17.