American Tobacco Historic District
The American Tobacco Historic District is a historic tobacco factory complex and national historic district located in Durham, Durham County, North Carolina.Photo: Davidwells75, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: historic district in North Carolina, United States
- Also known as: “American Tobacco Campus”
- Address: 318 Blackwell Street, Durham, NC
Places of Interest
Highlights include Durham Performing Arts Center and Durham Bulls Athletic Park.
Durham Performing Arts Center
Theater building
Photo: Bz3rk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Durham Performing Arts Center opened November 30, 2008 as the largest performing arts center in the Carolinas at a cost of $48 million. The DPAC hosts over 200 performances a year including touring Broadway productions, high-profile concert and comedy events, family shows and the American Dance Festival.
Durham Bulls Athletic Park
Stadium
Photo: Baseball Bugs, Public domain.
Durham Bulls Athletic Park is a 10,000-seat ballpark in Durham, North Carolina, that is home to the Durham Bulls, the Triple-A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball.
Durham station
Railway station
Photo: Patriarca12, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Durham station is an Amtrak station located in Durham, North Carolina. It is served by two passenger trains: the Carolinian and the Piedmont. The street address is 601 West Main Street and is located in West Village in downtown Durham.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Durham and Joyland.
Durham
Photo: Specious, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Of the three cities that make up North Carolina's Research Triangle, Durham has traditionally been the grittier, more working-class one. A city of about 283,500 residents in 2020, Durham's early wealth was built on tobacco and textiles, with a vibrant African-American community that once made the city a center for Black culture.
Joyland
Neighborhood
Joyland is an unincorporated community in Durham County, North Carolina, United States, on North Carolina Highway 98, east of its junction with U.S. Route 70. Most of Joyland was annexed by the city of Durham in 1966. Joyland is situated 3 miles east of American Tobacco Historic District.
Braggtown
Neighborhood
Bragtown is a neighborhood located in the northeastern corner of Durham, North Carolina. The community is centered on N. Roxboro Street and the Old Oxford Highway. Braggtown is situated 3 miles north of American Tobacco Historic District.
American Tobacco Historic District
- Categories: historic district, historic site, and locality
- Location: Durham Township, Durham, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.99433° or 35° 59′ 40″ northLongitude
-78.9043° or 78° 54′ 16″ westOpen location code
8773X3VW+P7OpenStreetMap ID
node 4379291809OpenStreetMap feature
historic=districtOpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodWikidata ID
Q16827951
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