Elliott Street

209 Elliott St.

312 Elliott St.

his two-story, simplified Queen Anne-style house has a hipped roof with front dormer and is two bays wide and triple-pile. The house has a stuccoed brick foundation, vinyl siding and soffits, and an asphalt-shingled roof. The house is first listed in 1915, occupied by Miss Bernice Cobb. By 1919, G. T. Cobb (millhand) was the primary resident.

314 Elliott St.

This one-story, pyramidal-roofed, Queen Anne influenced home with hip-roofed front dormer has a wraparound front porch supported by battered wood posts on brick piers. The first known resident is Raynor K. Umstead (carpenter then watchman, Austin Heaton Company) from 1919 to 1939.

308 Elliott Street

506 North Queen Street

506 North Queen St., 1980

504 North Queen Street

504 N. Queen St., 1980 (State Historic Preservation Office) 1999 (Durham County Tax Office) (Below in italics is from the National Register listing; not verified for accuracy by this author.) This front-gabled, Craftsman-style bungalow is three bays wide and triple-pile. The house has a stuccoed brick foundation, German-profile wood siding, and an...

305 Elliott

Just can't leave the Roxboro corridor for long without some buildings disappearing. I don't know whether it's the angle of the sun on the east side of town, or just some kerosene that accidently keeps getting spilled on some matches, but James Marvin Bradford's buildings keep burning down. In the picture I took for the last two buildings of his to...

601 N Queen Street

Year Built: ~1920s Owner: James Marvin Bradford Around the corner from 502 and 504 Roxboro (which I wrote about several posts ago) on Queen Street are these great small Craftsman houses. 601 North Queen St. Unfortunately, they have the same owner as 502 and 504 North Roxboro. Together with those damaged houses, and other parcels owned by Mr...

502 North Roxboro

Owner: James Marvin Bradford Built: circa 1910 Timing is everything. Unfortunately, my timing failed this test - I had intended to shoot pictures of 502-504 North Roxobro last weekend. August 2006 I apologize for the poor quality of this picture - but you never know how quickly or slowly the Durham Demolition... uh, Department of Housing and...