Duke Homestead and Tobacco Factory | |
![]() Tobacco Barns at Duke Homestead | |
Nearest city | Durham, North Carolina |
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Coordinates | 36°2′6″N 78°55′16″W / 36.03500°N 78.92111°W |
Area | 43.8 acres (17.7 ha) |
Built | 1852 |
NRHP reference No. | 66000590[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | November 13, 1966 |
Designated NHL | November 13, 1966[2] |
Duke Homestead State Historic Site is a state historic site and National Historic Landmark in Durham, North Carolina.[2] The site belongs to the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural resources and commemorates the place where Washington Duke founded the nation's largest early-20th-century tobacco firm, the American Tobacco Company.