Wright's Automatic Machinery Company

	Wright's Automatic Machinery Company
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Wright's Machinery Company, August 2014
Location	915 Holloway St., Durham, North Carolina
Coordinates	35°59′42″N 78°53′04″W / 35.99500°N 78.88444°W
Area	.397 acres (0.161 ha)
Built	1942
Built by	C. C. Woods Construction Company
Architect	Atwood and Weeks
Architectural style	Modern Movement
NRHP reference No.	12001088
Added to NRHP	December 26, 2012

Wright's Automatic Machinery Company, also known as Wright Machinery Company and Wright's Automatic Tobacco Packing Machine Company, is a historic machine factory located at Durham, North Carolina.

History[edit]

It was built in 1942, and is a two-story, square modern architecture style stuccoed brick factory building. It features a wide ribbon of glass block underscored by a continuous concrete sill stretches across the facade at each story and recessed double-leaf entrances set into cast-concrete peaked surrounds.

Construction[edit]

The building was constructed by the Defense Plant Corporation during World War II to support the manufacturing of gunfire control equipment for the United States Navy.

Later it was used to build precision instruments here for the U. S. military and later for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.^[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.^[1]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/26/12 through 12/28/12. National Park Service. 2013-01-04.
^ Cynthia de Miranda (May 2012). "Wright's Automatic Machinery Company" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-10-01.

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[nps-1] "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/26/12 through 12/28/12. National Park Service. 2013-01-04.

[nrhpinv-2] Cynthia de Miranda (May 2012). "Wright's Automatic Machinery Company" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-10-01.

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