North Durham County Prison Camp
North Durham County Prison Camp, also known as Durham County Tuberculosis Sanatorium, is a historic prison and sanatorium located at Durham, Durham County, North Carolina. It was built in 1925, and is a three-story, "T"-shaped, Italianate style brick building. The building measures 232 feet long and has 17,000 square feet of floorspace. It features a three bay, Tuscan order portico in the Colonial Revival style. The building was originally constructed to serve as a prison facility. It housed a prison between 1925 and 1938, was converted for use as a tuberculosis sanatorium beginning in 1944 and continued this function until 1953. It then housed WTVD Television Corporation until 1979.[2]
North Durham County Prison Camp (Former) | |
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| Location | 2410 Broad St. Durham, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°7′49″N 78°56′1″W |
| Area | 3.7 acres (1.5 ha) |
| Built | 1925, 1944 |
| Architect | G. Murray Nelson |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 98001573[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 31, 1998 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- Kaye Graybeal (August 1998). "North Durham County Prison Camp (Former)" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-10-01.
