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112 South Alston
112South Alston AvenueDurhamNC2000 As of 2017, the lot is vacant.Neighborhood: East DurhamFind location: Automatically (determine location from address fields)Geofield address: POINT (-78.888602...
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CIVIL WAR MEMORIAL
(04.23.14)Front: IN MEMORY OF / “THE BOYS WHO / WORE THE GRAY”Left: DEDICATED MAY 10TH, 1924Right: THIS MEMORIAL / ERECTED BY / THE PEOPLE OF / DURHAM COUNTY.04.23.14This statue was pulled down by...
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DURHAM WATER COMPANY - ENO RIVER PUMPING STATION
The original source for Durham's potable water.Rivermont RoadDurhamNC1887 Pumping Station, 1905. (Courtesy Duke Rare Book and Manuscript Collection - Scanned by Digital Durham) Increasing demand for...
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DURHAM WATER WORKS / RESERVOIR
1405Hillandale RoadDurhamNC1917 Under construction, 1917 W. M. Piatt and Company, (whose principal, William Piatt, I've referenced as the mid-20th century owner of Lochmoor) constructed the plant....
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1111 Iredale St--Dennis-Stout House
1111Iredell StreetDurhamNC1922This home has received a historical plaque designation from Preservation Durham. Information about the house has been taken from the plaque application and from the...
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115 NORTH DILLARD STREET
115North Dillard StreetDurhamNCPeople: Griswold, William J1910(Courtesy Susan Griswold Herst)The large house at 115 N. Dillard St., was built in a neoclassical revival style, and resembled the still...
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102-104 WEST MAIN ST. - THE ANGIER CORNER
102-104West Main StreetCross street: North Mangum StreetDurhamNC1880-1895People: Morehead, EugeneThe intersection of Main St. and Mangum St. could be considered the center of Durham. Except for the...
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CITIZENS BANK - 102 EAST MAIN
102East Main StreetCross street: South Mangum StreetDurhamNCBusinesses: Citizens National Bank1911-19151970Citizens Bank Building-- The Sneed-Thomas building was constructed on the southeast corner of...
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201-207 EAST CHAPEL HILL STREET
201-207East Chapel Hill StreetCross street: Roney StreetDurhamNCThe north side of the 200 block of East Chapel Hill St. - between Roney (which ran in front of the Carolina Theater) and Foster -...
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TEMPLE BUILDING
302West Main StreetCross street: Market StreetArchitect/Designers: Rand and Taylor / Kendall and TaylorDurhamNCPeople: Hill, John Sprunt1909 (Courtesy Duke Archives) The Temple building was constructed...
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HANES HOUSE
315Trent DriveCross street: Erwin RoadDurhamNCBusinesses: Duke University1952 Looking west at the intersection of Trent Dr. and Erwin Rd., 1950. (Courtesy The Herald-Sun Newspaper) The erstwhile...
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CENTRAL CAROLINA FARMER'S EXCHANGE - NEW FEED MILL
909Gilbert StreetDurhamNCBusinesses: Durham Farmers Mutual Exchange / Central Carolina Farmers Exchange19652012(Photo by Gary Kueber)The modern CCFX feed mill was built on the site of the former Durham...
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ERWIN COTTON MILL NO. 4
Mulberry StreetCross street: Fourteenth StreetDurhamNCPeople: Erwin, William Allen1909--- Erwin Mill No. 1 and office building, early 20th century (Courtesy John Schelp) Julian Carr's success with...
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CATSBURG COUNTRY STORE
1072Old Oxford HighwayCross street: Hamlin RoadDurhamNC1920s Catsburg Store, 04.07.87 (Courtesy The Herald-Sun Newspaper) The Catsburg Country Store was built in the 1920s by Sheriff Eugene Belvin at...
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DUKE FACTORY (OLD CIGARETTE FACTORY)
West Peabody StreetDurhamNCBusinesses: Liggett and Myers Tobacco CompanyPeople: Duke, Benjamin Newton, Duke, Washington1884The Duke Cigarette Factory was built in 1884 to replace the wooden structure...
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WELLONS VILLAGE
1001North Miami BoulevardCross street: NC98DurhamNC195505.22.59 Wellons Village, ~1960 (Courtesy The Herald-Sun Newspaper) Wellons Village, the shopping center, was built in 1959 - Durham's second...
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FAIRNTOSH
Old Oxford HighwayDurhamNC1810The site of Fairntosh was originally part of the Stagville Plantation, owned by the Bennehan family. After Duncan Cameron married Rebecca Benneham in 1803, the couple...
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BULLOCK'S BBQ
3330Quebec DriveCross street: Mountainview AvenueDurhamNC1970 Bullock's, 04.08.09. No, Bullock's isn't in a particularly old building, or an otherwise striking piece of Durham architecture, but, as far...
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BUILDING ONE (COTTON MILL) - GOLDEN BELT MANUFACTURING CO.
903Franklin StreetDurhamNC1901People: Carr, Julian ShakespeareBuilding One, looking southwest, 1950s. Building Two, Warehouse A+B, and Building One, 1901, moving from foreground to background (Courtesy...
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1429 NORTH MANGUM STREET / 105 EAST KNOX STREET
1429North Mangum StreetCross street: West Knox StreetArchitect/Designers: Carr, George Watts Sr.DurhamNC19291940 (Courtesy Alex Maness) Text in italics from the writeup for the 2011 Preservation Durham...
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