W. T. Blackwell and Company Tobacco Factory
W. T. Blackwell and Company Tobacco Factory, Historic tobacco factory in Durham, United States
The four-story brick building with Italianate architecture spans 94,000 square feet at the intersection of West Pettigrew and Blackwell Streets.
The factory, established in 1874, marked a turning point in American tobacco manufacturing as the first brick tobacco manufacturing facility in the United States.
The Bull Durham tobacco brand produced here transformed Durham from a small village into an industrial center, leading North Carolina's economic development.
The former manufacturing facility now houses residential apartments within the American Tobacco Company Manufacturing Plant historic district.
The factory's nationwide advertising campaign in the 1800s made the Bull Durham logo one of the first nationally recognized commercial trademarks.
Location: North Carolina
GPS coordinates: 35.99389,-78.90444
Latest update: March 11, 2025 05:57
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