A preserved farm, tobacco factory, and museum complex that interprets the origins of a family enterprise that helped shape the American tobacco industry and the development of modern Durham.
Closed Sunday, Monday, and designated state holidays
Museum and grounds admission is free
Guided tours: Adults (18+) $4
Seniors (65+) and Military: $3
Children (3–17): $1
How to Get There
From Durham: Take I-85 or US-15/US-501 toward northern Durham, exit onto Duke Homestead Road, and continue to the historic site at 2828 Duke Homestead Road.
Overview
Duke Homestead State Historic Site preserves the modest 1852 farm where Washington Duke got his start processing tobacco after the Civil War — the beginning of what grew into one of the world's largest tobacco businesses. Walk through the family homestead, reconstructed factory buildings, and curing barns, and stop by the museum to see how a small-time crop became a massive American industry, and how the Duke family's fortune later helped found Duke University and reshape Durham.
This article uses material from the Wikipedia article for the Duke Homestead and Tobacco Factory and official information from the North Carolina Historic Sites, which are released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.
