Annie E. Watkins House

04.05.12

(The information below in italics is from the Preservation Durham Plaque Application for the Annie E. Watkins House)

This one-story, hip-roofed house is three bays wide and double-pile. The house has a brick pier and curtain foundation and is sheathed in vinyl siding with vinyl soffits and eaves. The asphalt-shingled roof is punctured by two interior corbelled brick chimneys, and has a front gable over the entrance. The hip-roofed front porch is supported by round wood columns and has an original wood rail on the right side. The left side of the porch has been enclosed with wood framing and lattice. The porch is accessed by a concrete stair with brick kneewalls and concrete caps. The house has replacement one-over-one vinyl windows throughout, but retains an original one-pane over three-panel front door. A shed-roofed rear addition runs the width of the house. The earliest known resident of the house is Mrs. Annie B. Watkins from 1924 to 1939.