Warehouse District in Durham in Durham County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Bullington Warehouse
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, August 31, 2023
1. Bullington Warehouse Marker
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1927.
Location. 36° 0.183′ N, 78° 54.321′ W. Marker is in Durham, North Carolina, in Durham County. It is in the Warehouse District. Marker can be reached from North Duke Street north of West Corporation Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 500 N Duke St, Durham NC 27701, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. John Hope Franklin (approx. 0.2 miles away); Warren-Redmond House (approx. 0.3 miles away); William Kenneth Boyd & Trinity Park Neighborhood (approx. 0.3 miles away); Gordon & Gladys Ward House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Brame-Preslar House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Joseph Breedlove House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Crowell House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Register-Honeycutt House (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Durham.
Regarding Bullington Warehouse.
this page online
Bullington Warehouse is the last in a series of brick tobacco warehouses that were built in a "Romanesque" style of architecture in Durham, beginning in 1897. The building remains unaltered and until recently was still used for it s original intended function. This warehouse, along with its predecessors, is a tangible reminder of the period of tremendous growth in Durham where James B. Duke cornered 95% of the cigarette business in the world. These well designed brick industrial buildings were intended to display a successful corporate image, and they were also modern in their use of slow-burn construction. The style of architecture used in this series of warehouses is unique to Durham.
… In 1911 the Sherman Anti-Trust Act forced the American Tobacco Company trust to dissolve. One of the companies formed from the breaking up of the huge conglomerate was Liggett and Myers. Liggett continued to build brick warehouses in the same architectural style in the years 1916, 1926, and finally in 1927, Bullington Warehouse.
… Bullington Warehouse was named in honor of Andrew Johnson Bullington (1868-1959), Manager of the Leaf Department at Liggett and Myers. Bullington had come to Durham from Virginia as an independent tobacco buyer and in 1905 had become associated with The American Tobacco Company. He remainedwith American Tobacco until 1911 when, as a result of the dissolution of the trust, he joined Liggett and Myers.Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, August 31, 20232. Bullington Warehouse Marker
Also see . . . Bullington Warehouse (PDF). National Register nomination for the building, which was listed in 1982. (National Archives) (Submitted on September 13, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, August 31, 2023
3. Bullington Warehouse
The building has been converted to residential condominiums.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 13, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 13, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 66 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 13, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
