35.979868, -78.91009
Year built
1929
Architectural style
Construction type
National Register
Neighborhood
Use
Building Type
Local ID
115448
From the National Register nomination form of 2005, completed by M. Ruth Little
1-story front gable Period Cottage with 9-over-1 and 8-over-8 sash windows, 2 front picture windows, vinyl siding, and an exterior chimney. A 2-bay entrance projection has brick walls, with quoins around the recessed entrance. At left is an attached brick gate with a decorative iron gate. Bennie L. Daniel, agent at Home Insurance Agency, was the occupant in 1930. [1930 CD]The following information comes from the City Directories and general web searching:
| Year | Occupant(s) | Occupation(s) | Other information | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | Jean Shute Daniel * | Bennie L. Daniel * | agent | Bennie worked as an agent for the Home Insurance Agency. | |
| 1932 | Leila Cavers | David F. Cavers | professor | David worked at Duke University, and was a law professor both there and later at Harvard. | |
| 1936 | Pauline C. Sanders | Paul H. Sanders | assistant professor | Paul worked as a law professor at Duke University, but spent the bulk of his career at Vanderbilt. | |
| 1938 | Leila Cavers | David F. Cavers | professor | ||
| 1940 | Mary K. Hutchins + | Christopher T. Hutchins + | engineer | Christopher worked as an architectural engineer for William Muirhead Construction. | |
| 1942 | Mary O. Rancer | Sid S. Rancer | president | Sid owned the Rancer Iron & Metal Company, Inc., which was an industrial wrecking and scrap metal recycling business located at 409 S Elm St. He moved to Chapel Hill and was elected alderman in 1973. He was apparently also known as a metal sculptor and actor. | |
| 1952 | (vacant) | ||||
| 1953 | (vacant) | ||||
| 1954 | Martha M. Marshall | Richard C. Marshall | VP/general manager | Richard worked at Cary Lumber. | |
| 1957 | (vacant) | ||||
| 1958 | Ida H. Ainsworth | Charles C. Ainsworth | office secretary | associate professor | Ida worked at Duke University Hospital and Charles also worked at Duke University. |
| 1961 | Susan L. Harrington | Craig W. Harrington | manager | Craig worked for The National Cash Register Co. | |
| 1971 | (vacant) | ||||
| 1972 | (vacant) | ||||
| 1973 | Ida H. Ainsworth | Charles C. Ainsworth | assistant VP | Charles worked at the Home Security Life Insurance Company. | |
| 1980 | Emily R. Bourgeois | John E. Bourgeois | physician | John worked at Duke University Hospital as an ophthalmologist. | |
| 1985 | Toby L. Thompson | machinist | Toby worked for the Sperry Rand Corp. | ||
| 1988 | Jonathan Sasser | ||||
| 1995 | Caperton M. Andersson | Christer U. Andersson | Caperton appears to be a photographer. | ||
| 2000 | Paula J. Januzzi | Richard L. Scher | |||
| 2006 | Sarah Sidiqi | Brian K. Murray | nurse | ||
| 2011 | Julie Hasse | ||||
| 2014 | Rebecca Fleishman | Alex Faranoff | attorney | cardiology fellow | Rebecca worked for Tharrington Smith, while Alex worked at the Duke University Medical Center. |
* The 1930 US Census shows that, in addition to B.L. and Jean (both aged 26) Daniel, the house was also occupied by son Myrton (age "3 9/12"), and a roomer named Ira L. Adam (age 19), a salesman born in South Carolina.
+ The 1940 US Census shows that Christoper (age 42) and Mary (age 39) Hutchins had two sons, Thomas (age 11) and Richard (age 7). Respectively, the family members had been born in Virginia, South Carolina, New York, and New Jersey. During 1935 they had lived in Dunellen, NJ.
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