Your Story Is Part of Durham History.

This resource - an online community archive of Durham people and places - is built by and for the community. A project of the local non-profit Preservation Durham, it helps trace the evolution of our city block-by-block, building-by-building, story-by-story. Your experiences and recollections, your words and images not only matter, they are crucial to documenting and sharing this rich legacy. Browse what others have already contributed, and create an account to add your voice!

Recent Finds

1983 photograph of 1407 Norton Street

1407 Norton Street

__________________________________________ from A Home in the City: The Trinity Park Fall Home Tour, October 16, 1983: 1407 Norton Street Capitalizing on the renovation and relocating efforts of previous owners, Wesley and Jan Burks purchased this 1-1/2 story frame house four months ago. They were intrigued by its picturesque setting, enduring...

1983 photo of 1305 Watts Street

1305 Watts Street

__________________________________________ from A Home in the City: The Trinity Park Fall Home Tour, October 16, 1983: 1305 Watts Street In 1927 the Few Family built this two-story white frame house as a rental unit. Early on the house was subdivided into two apartments, upstairs and down, and for years was rented to families and students. The...

Chicken Hut Front Facade- 3019 Fayetteville

3019 Fayetteville St. - Chicken Hut

The Chicken Hut, originally The Chicken Box, was founded in 1958 by Claiborne Tapp Jr. and his sister Julia Tapp. The restaurant was first located on Apex Highway, serving out of a concession stand. Julia was inspired by the shape of the stand and coined the name "The Chicken Box." The Tapps then relocated to 410 S Roxoboro Street in 1961 where the...

Recent Tours

home tour booklet cover

A Home in the City: The Trinity Park Fall Home Tour, October 16, 1983

Designed by Pam Lappegard

2024 Annual Home Tour: The Rambling Ranch

Cover designed by Pam Lappegard. Click cover image to view tour booklet. By the early decades of the twentieth Century, the tide of western expansion in the United States had reached its limit in California. Soon, a backwash of ideas began to sweep eastward. New ideas about society, art, urban planning, and architecture, warmed under a California...

Recent Comments

brookshiredavis commented on 816 Ninth Street - Biscuit King

Biscuit king was the best, I still miss it and it’s been closed for over 20 years.

EB Snow commented on Snow Building

The following will be a lengthy comment providing historical background on Anna Exum Snow and Horace

Ctrotta72@gmail.com commented on 706 Fayetteville

According to the Durham 1907 City Directory, 706 Fayetteville St. was Kearney Bros. Barber Shop

Saw commented on 711 Rigsbee Ave.

In 1991, it opened as 'Competition,' a danceclub that catered to the LGBTQ+ community (see the