Duke Homestead and Tobacco Factory | |
 Tobacco Barns at Duke Homestead | |
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| Nearest city | Durham, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 36°2′6″N 78°55′16″W / 36.03500°N 78.92111°W |
| Area | 43.8 acres (17.7 ha) |
| Built | 1852 |
| NRHP reference No. | 66000590[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | November 13, 1966 |
| Designated NHL | November 13, 1966[2] |
Duke Homestead State Historic Site is a state historic site and National Historic Landmark in Durham, North Carolina.[2] The site belongs to the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural resources and commemorates the place where Washington Duke founded the nation's largest early-20th-century tobacco firm, the American Tobacco Company.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b "National Historic Landmark summary". National Park Service. Archived from the original on June 20, 2009. Retrieved October 15, 2009.