Scott and Roberts Dry Cleaning Plant, Office, and Store

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Location733 Foster St., Durham, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°00′18″N78°54′06″W / 36.00500°N 78.90167°W / 36.00500; -78.90167
Area.397 acres (0.161 ha)
Built1947 (1947)
Architectural styleModerne
NRHP reference No. 12000345 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 20, 2012

Scott and Roberts Dry Cleaning Plant, Office, and Store is a historic dry cleaning plant, office, and store located at Durham, Durham County, North Carolina. It was built in 1947, and is a one-story, three bay Moderne-brick building on a partial concrete basement. It features a projecting center bay, plate-glass storefront windows, and a centered front entrance with original glass-block entrance surround. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 6/18/12 through 6/22/12. National Park Service. 2012-06-29.
  2. Cynthia de Miranda (October 2011). "Scott and Roberts Dry Cleaning Plant, Office, and Store" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-10-01.