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The Blackwell factory, located at the corner of West Pettigrew and Blackwell Streets in Durham, was built in stages between 1874 and 1903. It is a four-story brick building, with commercial Italianate style. It has a central courtyard, and was, at 94,000 square feet (8,700 m), once billed as
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to continue producing and marketing the brand. The company experienced rapid growth, due in part to one of the nation's first nationwide advertising campaigns, which made the Bull Durham logo widely recognizable. The Bull Durham brand continued, through ownership changes, until 1988.
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the world's largest tobacco factory. The Bull Durham brand was manufactured at this facility until 1957, when its manufacture was transferred to a factory in
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Industrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Durham County, North Carolina
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National Register of Historic Places in Durham County, North Carolina
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for the popular tobacco brand produced by W.T. Blackwell and Company.
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During the occupation of Durham by various military forces in the
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Blackwell's Durham Tobacco/American Tobacco Co., Open Durham
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Historic district contributing properties in North Carolina
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historic district, and is now occupied by apartments.
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List of National Historic Landmarks in North Carolina
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W.T. Blackwell & Co. Tobacco Factory, circa 1895
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History of the National Register of Historic Places
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Bull Durham Tobacco Factory
Bull Durham Smoking Tobacco
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
U.S. Historic district
Contributing property

W. T. Blackwell and Company is located in North Carolina
W. T. Blackwell and Company is located in the United States
Durham, North Carolina
35°59′38″N 78°54′16″W / 35.99389°N 78.90444°W / 35.99389; -78.90444
American Tobacco Company Manufacturing Plant
ID00001163
74001346
Durham, North Carolina
National Historic Landmark
American Tobacco Company Manufacturing Plant
American Civil War
Julian S. Carr
Richmond, Virginia
Bull Durham signage in Oakland, Oregon
1881 W. T. Blackwell advertisement
List of National Historic Landmarks in North Carolina
National Register of Historic Places listings in Durham County, North Carolina
"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service


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