Farmer's Supply - Rigsbee Ave.

35.999079, -78.900129

315
Rigsbee Avenue
Durham
NC
Cross Street
Seminary Street
Year built
1938
Year(s) modified
1944
Year demolished
1970-1990
Construction type
Masonry
Neighborhood
Central Park
Use
Farmers' Supply
Building Type
Commercial
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farmerssupply_roycroft_1940s.jpg

Looking northwest, 1940s

FarmersSupply_close1.jpg

(Library of Congress - FSA)

farmersupply_close2.jpg

(Library of Congress - FSA)

Although the structure below bears some resemblance in styling, I believe the Farmer's Exchange was destroyed by the 1944 fire that also destroyed the Big 4 warehouse, and the structure below must have replaced it. 

From the roof of the Roycroft Warehouse, looking south, July 9, 1944.

223Rigsbee_1970s.jpg

Looking west on Seminary, 1970s (Courtesy Durham County Library / Ralph Rogers)

It was then demolished in the 1970s. And stay gone this time!

Comments

Submitted by Patrick D. (not verified) on Tue, 3/25/2014 - 3:47pm

I think the last picture may be dated wrong. the Pat Day Company was where that open lot is up until at least 1980.

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