Golden Belt Historic District

Golden Belt Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Taylor Street houses
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Location	Roughly bounded by N & W RR, Taylor, Holman Sts., Morning Glory Ave. and Main St.; also 1000-1004 E. Main St., Durham, North Carolina
Coordinates	35°59′26″N78°53′20″W / 35.99056°N 78.88889°W / 35.99056; -78.88889
Area	38.7 acres (15.7 ha)
Built	1901 (1901)
Architect	Mitchell, Andrew C.; Multiple
Architectural style	Romanesque, Bungalow/craftsman, Classical Revival
MPS	Durham MRA
NRHP reference No.	85001791, 96000816 (Boundary Increase) [1]
Added to NRHP	August 9, 1985, July 30, 1996 (Boundary Increase)

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. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985, with a boundary increase in 1996. ^[1]

Notable residents

• DeDreana Freeman, Durham City Councilwoman

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Claudia Roberts Brown (June 1984). "Golden Belt Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
3. Monica Burton (January 1996). "Golden Belt Historic District (Boundary Increase)" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
4. Andrew Stewart (April 2008). "Golden Belt Historic District (Additional Documentation)" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved November 1, 2014.