Golden Belt Historic District

Roughly bounded by N & W RR, Taylor, Holman Sts., Morning Glory Ave. and Main St., Durham, North Carolina. County/parish: Durham.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places August 09, 1985. NRIS 85001791.

Part of Durham MRA (NRIS 64000452).

115 contributing buildings.

Also known as:

  • See Also:Golden Belt Historic District Boundary Increase

From Wikipedia:

Golden Belt Historic District

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.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985, with a boundary increase in 1996.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47717743