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Duke Homestead

Address: 
2828 Duke Homestead Rd
Durham , NC , 27705
Phone: (919) 627-6990
36° 2' 8.6892" N, 78° 55' 15.4632" W
Contact name: 
duke@ncdcr.gov
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Duke Homestead State Historic Site and Tobacco Museum encompasses the historic home, farm, and factory buildings of Washington Duke and his family as they lived on the property from 1852 until 1874.The site interprets the early farming life of the Duke family and the beginnings of their tobacco manufacturing business on the property after the Civil War.

Location: 
2828 Duke Homestead Rd, Interstate 85 Corridor, Durham, NC 27705, United States
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Bright Leaf Harvest Day - Duke Homestead

Dates: 
08/22/2026
Time: 
10 am - 2 pm

Location: 
2828 Duke Homestead Rd, Interstate 85 Corridor, Durham, NC 27705, United States
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Field & Factory: Tobacco's Laborer Walk - Duke Homestead

Dates: 
09/05/2026
09/12/2026
09/19/2026
Time: 
11:15am and 2:15pm

Location: 
Durham Athletic Park, Blackwell Street, Durham, NC, USA
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Vintage Base Ball Tournament - Duke Homestead

Dates: 
10/03/2026
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See website for details

Location: 
2828 Duke Homestead Rd, Interstate 85 Corridor, Durham, NC 27705, United States
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Duke Homestead's 2026 Halloween Phantasmagoria

Dates: 
10/30/2026
Time: 
6:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Location: 
2828 Duke Homestead Rd, Interstate 85 Corridor, Durham, NC 27705, United States
See map: Google Maps

Christmas by Candlelight - Duke Homestead

Dates: 
12/04/2026
12/11/2026
Time: 
6:30 pm - 9 pm