Golden Belt Historic District is a national historic district located at Durham, Durham County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 116 contributing buildings in a mixed industrial, commercial, and residential section of Durham. The focus of the district are the Romanesque Revival style buildings associated with the Golden Belt Manufacturing Company plant. Associated with the company are 109 worker's houses built in 1900-1902 and bungalows built in the late 1910s.[2][3][4]
Golden Belt Historic District | |
 Taylor Street houses | |
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| Location | Roughly bounded by N & W RR, Taylor, Holman Sts., Morning Glory Ave. and Main St.; also 1000-1004 E. Main St., Durham, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°59′26″N 78°53′20″W / 35.99056°N 78.88889°W |
| Area | 38.7 acres (15.7 ha) |
| Built | 1901 |
| Architect | Mitchell, Andrew C.; Multiple |
| Architectural style | Romanesque, Bungalow/craftsman, Classical Revival |
| MPS | Durham MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 85001791, 96000816 (Boundary Increase)[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 9, 1985, July 30, 1996 (Boundary Increase) |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985, with a boundary increase in 1996.[1]
Notable residents
edit- DeDreana Freeman, Durham City Councilwoman
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Claudia Roberts Brown (June 1984). "Golden Belt Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
- ^ Monica Burton (January 1996). "Golden Belt Historic District (Boundary Increase)" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
- ^ Andrew Stewart (April 2008). "Golden Belt Historic District (Additional Documentation)" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved November 1, 2014.