E. C. & Sallie Piper House - 206 Watts St.

10.16.09 (DC tax office)

Built between 1905 and 1911 for E.C. Piper and milliner Sallie Piper. Two-story irregularly-shaped Neo-colonial frame house has a center hall plan. Cross gables form two-story bays on the front and south elevations; the side bay is distinguished by cut-away corners. A wraparound porch is upheld by Tuscan columns and fronted by a gabled entry containing shingles. Leaded glass is found in the gable window and in a small window next to the entry,

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Built in 1909-10 for E. C. and Sallie Piper. The Durham Morning Herald of July 21, 1909 mentions that a house on Watts Street is being erected by Mr. E. C. Piper. The Pipers are listed as living on Cleveland Street in the 1909-10 city directory and on Watts Street in the 1911-12 city directory. The 1910 census, dated April 1910, shows them on Watts Street.  Mrs. Piper was a well-known milliner.