Durham in Durham County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Duke Homestead
Photographed by Paul Crumlish, May 11, 2010
1. Duke Homestead Marker
Erected 1954 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number G-63.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Charity & Public Work • Education • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list.
Location. 36° 2.403′ N, 78° 54.351′ W. Marker is in Durham, North Carolina, in Durham County. It is at the intersection of North Duke Street (U.S. 501) and Carver Street, on the right when traveling north on North Duke Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 417 W Carver St, Durham NC 27704, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont and in the Research Triangle. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Durham County Prison Camp (approx. 0.7 miles away); Stagville (approx. 0.9 miles away); North Carolina (approx. 0.9 miles away); a different marker also named Duke Homestead (approx. 0.9 miles away); N.C. School of Science and Mathematics (approx. 1.7 miles away); Watts Hospital II (approx. 1.7 miles away); Booker T. Spicely (approx. 1.7 miles away); Dorothy Kitchen: Durham Musician and Educator Extraordinaire (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Durham.
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. To better understand the relationship, study each marker shown.
Photographed by Paul Crumlish, May 11, 2010
2. Wide view of the Duke Homestead Marker
Photographed by Paul Crumlish, May 11, 2010
3. Duke Homestead (1852)
Looking across a newly planted tobacco field toward the Duke Homestead. In foreground is a reconstruction of the corn crib used as the first tobacco factory, where Washington Duke began manufacturing smoking tobacco in 1865. With the Washington Duke House, the birthplace of B.N. and J.B. Duke, in the background at the North Carolina Duke Homestead Historic Site.
Photographed by Paul Crumlish, May 11, 2010
4. Duke Homestead (1852)
The Washington Duke House, the birthplace of B.N. and J.B. Duke, at the North Carolina Duke Homestead Historic Site.
Photographed by Paul Crumlish, May 11, 2010
5. Duke Homestead (1852)
The third tobacco factory (1869) built at the Duke Homestead, at the North Carolina Duke Homestead Historic Site. It was used by the Duke family until they moved the business to what is now downtown Durham, about three miles south.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 15, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 14, 2010, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,590 times since then and 33 times this year. Last updated on March 14, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 14, 2010, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
