Built 1942 (1942) Opened 1942 Architectural style Modern architecture | NRHP Reference # 12001088 Area 1,607 m² Added to NRHP 26 December 2012 | |
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Built by C. C. Woods Construction Company Similar Duke Homestead and Toba, Bennett Place, Eno River State Park, Falls Lake State Recreatio, Durham Central Park | ||
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, Durham County, North Carolina. It was built in 1942, and is a two-story, square Modern Movement 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. 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. It was later used to build precision instruments here for the U. S. military and later for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.