807 VICKERS AVE.

807 VICKERS AVE.

807
Vickers Avenue
,
Durham
NC
Built in
1900-1913
/ Demolished in
1966
Construction type: 
Frame
Local historic district: 
Morehead Hill
National Register: 
Morehead Hill
Neighborhood: 
Morehead Hill
Type: 
Residential
Use: 
Residence

Early house torn down in the 1960s for the Durham Freeway expansion; vacant for 50 years until the house née 505 Yancey was moved here in 2016.

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  • Submitted by luketheplumber9... on Thursday, July 13, 2017 - 12:01pm

    why would they demolish those two homes if the land wasent even going to be used what a wast of 2 good houses

  • Submitted by gary on Friday, July 21, 2017 - 10:06pm

    LukethePlumber - good question!

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  • Tue, 08/21/2018 - 12:38pm by gary

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807
Vickers Avenue
,
Durham
NC
Built in
1900-1913
/ Demolished in
1966
Construction type: 
Frame
Local historic district: 
Morehead Hill
National Register: 
Morehead Hill
Neighborhood: 
Morehead Hill
Type: 
Residential
Use: 
Residence

 

A series of small houses lined the 700 and portions of the 800 block of Vickers Avenue. While I have no pictures of 807 Vickers prior to its demolition in 1966, here is an aerial of the area (803 Vickers and 807 Vickers are in the red box, 803 on top.) The blue box contains 505 and 507 Yancey Street.

These houses seemed to be occupied by an itinerant series of folks associated with the nearby industries during the 2nd quarter of the 20th century—the occupants change frequently.

1940 US Census showing the occupants of this block of Vickers Avenue.

803 and 807 Vickers were destroyed in 1966. The freeway went through here soon after, just to the north of 803 Vickers. This land remained vacant for 50 years after that.

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In March of 2016, Gary Kueber moved the house that had been located at 505 Yancey Street to this parcel

03.06.2016 (G. Kueber)

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07.22.2018 (G. Kueber)

07.22.2018 (G. Kueber)

Comments

Submitted by luketheplumber on Thu, 07/13/2017 - 12:01pm

why would they demolish those two homes if the land wasent even going to be used what a wast of 2 good houses

Submitted by gary on Fri, 07/21/2017 - 10:06pm

LukethePlumber - good question!

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