Pearl Mill Village Historic District

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Pearl Mill Village Historic District
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Location900 Blk. of Washington and Orient Sts. between Trinity and Dacien Aves., Durham, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°00′19″N78°54′08″W / 36.00528°N 78.90222°W / 36.00528; -78.90222 Coordinates: 36°00′19″N78°54′08″W / 36.00528°N 78.90222°W / 36.00528; -78.90222
Area6.3 acres (2.5 ha)
Builtc. 1905 (1905), c. 1924
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman
MPS Durham MRA
NRHP reference # 85001782 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 9, 1985

Pearl Mill Village Historic District is a national historic district located at Durham, Durham County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 26 contributing residential buildings built by owners of Pearl Cotton Mills. The mill village dwellings are either two-story duplex type built about 1905 or a one-story bungalow constructed about 1924. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Claudia Roberts Brown (June 1984). "Pearl Mill Village Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-11-01.