Jessica Kirkland House

35.979204, -78.909962

407
Carolina Circle
Durham
NC
Cross Street
Compton Place
Year built
1950
Architectural style
Cape Cod
Colonial Revival
Construction type
Frame
National Register
Forest Hills
Neighborhood
Forest Hills
Use
Residence
Building Type
Residential
Local ID
115688
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From the National Register nomination form of 2005, completed by M. Ruth Little   1 ½-story side-gable Cape Cod-style house with paired 6-over-6 sash windows, 2 gabled dormers, and flanking wings. The left wing is a garage; the right wing is supported on metal columns over the steeply sloping rear yard. A tiled patio with decorative iron railing is in front of the right wing. Mrs. Jessica Kirkland, widow of A. L. Kirkland, was the owner-occupant in 1950. [1950 CD]  

The following information comes from the City Directories and general web searching:

Year Occupant(s) Occupation(s) Other information
1950 Jessica Kirkland       Jessica was the widow of Arthur Ledoux Kirkland.
1954 Hazel (Davenport) Taylor Robert Love Taylor   supervisor Robert worked at Liggett & Myers and served on their board of directors from at least 1967-1970.
1986 Geraldine E. Gentry        
1989 Arthur Wilfred        
1990 Holly N. Gambill Dr. John Milton Gambill   retired physician  
1997 Susan R. Smith        
1998 (vacant)        

 

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