Downtown Durham Historic District in Durham County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Carolina Theatre

1926

— Downtown Durham Historic District —

Carolina Theatre Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Wilhelmina Indermaur

1. Carolina Theatre Marker

Inscription. Built as Durham Auditorium for live performances and civic events, later became a movie house. Elegant Beaux Arts design by Milburn & Heister Architects. Restored and enlarged 1988-94 as an art cinema and performance center.

Erected by Historic Preservation Society of Durham. (Marker Number 6.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment. A significant historical year for this entry is 1926.

Location. 35° 59.867′ N, 78° 54.161′ W. Marker is in Durham, North Carolina, in Durham County. It is in the Downtown Durham Historic District. It can be reached from West Morgan Street (Business U.S. 70) west of Foster Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 309 W Morgan St, Durham NC 27701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the 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 Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically,

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it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Five Points Loan Company (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Emanuel J. Evans, 1907-1997, and Sara N. Evans, 1905-1986 (about 500 feet away); Our Day Out (about 600 feet away); Visionary Leadership in the New South (about 600 feet away); From Bus Station to Museum (about 700 feet away); Durham’s Urban Renewal (about 700 feet away); The Freight Depot (about 700 feet away); The Globe Warehouse (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Durham.

Also see . . . The Carolina Theatre of Durham. (Submitted on October 26, 2026.)

Credits. This page was last revised on October 26, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 26, 2026, by Wilhelmina Indermaur of Durham, North Carolina, United States. This page has been viewed 14 times since then. Photo 1. submitted on October 26, 2026, by Wilhelmina Indermaur of Durham, North Carolina, United States. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.