Golden Belt Historic District is a national

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located at

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. 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 Romanesque Revival (or Neo-Romanesque) is a style of building employed beginning in the mid-19th century inspired by the 11th- and 12th-century Romanesque architecture. Unlike the historic Romanesque style, Romanesque Revival buildings tended t ...

style buildings associated with the Golden Belt Manufacturing Company plant. Associated with the company are 109 worker's houses built in 1900-1902 and

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s built in the late 1910s. It was listed on the

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in 1985, with a boundary increase in 1996.

Notable residents

* DeDreana Freeman, Durham City Councilwoman

References

Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina Romanesque Revival architecture in North Carolina Neoclassical architecture in North Carolina Historic districts in Durham, North Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Durham County, North Carolina 1985 establishments in North Carolina Neighborhoods in Durham, North Carolina {{DurhamCountyNC-NRHP-stub