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Liberty Warehouse Nos. 1 and 2

Buildings and structures in Durham, North CarolinaDurham County, North Carolina Registered Historic Place stubsIndustrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in North CarolinaIndustrial buildings completed in 1938National Register of Historic Places in Durham County, North Carolina
Tobacco buildings in the United States
Liberty Warehouse, Durham NC
Liberty Warehouse, Durham NC

Liberty Warehouse Nos. 1 and 2, also known as Liberty Warehouse No. 3 and Liberty Warehouse, was a historic tobacco auction warehouse complex located at Durham, Durham County, North Carolina. It was built in two sections in 1938 and in 1948. Together it was an expansive frame structure on a brick foundation with low-pitched, front-gabled roofs supported by massive timber columns. The last loose-leaf tobacco auctions were held in downtown Durham in the 1980s.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. In May 2011 a portion of the roof collapsed and demolition of the building began in July 2014.

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Liberty Warehouse Nos. 1 and 2
Rigsbee Avenue, Durham

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Rigsbee Avenue 604
27701 Durham
North Carolina, United States
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