Gurley Street

910 Gurley St.

Photograph by Preservation Durham survey volunteers, 10.18.2002. Likely built around 1920, permits suggest this bungalow was demolished some time between 2009 and 2011.

408 Dowd St.

Photograph by Preservation Durham Survey volunteers, 10.18.2002. According to county property records, this house was constructed in 1925.

Mount Gilead Baptist Church / 404 Dowd Street

12.20.56 (Courtesy The Herald-Sun Newspaper) Organized as a congregation in 1908, Mt. Gilead Baptist Church had its first dedicated structure just northwest of here on Lynchburg (later renamed Gurley) Street. When they moved to this location in fall 1918, the pastor was Rev. David Jones, who lived a block away at 311 Dowd. It appears that it was...

325 Gray Ave.

Photograph by Preservation Durham survey volunteers, 10.18.2002. According to county property records, this house was constructed in 1925.

1012 Gurley St.

602 Primitive St.

The Joseph Shipp House is a typical one-story, triple-A-roofed house, three bays wide and single pile.The earliest known resident is Joseph Shipp (bookkeeper, Edgar E. Thompson) in 1907. Shipp is listed as a police officer from 1915 to 1919 and a timekeeper for the City Water Department in 1929. He remained in the house through 1939.

1014 Gurley St.

502 Canal St.

509 Mallard Ave.

1937 Sanborn Map (Sanborn Map Co.) 509 Mallard Avenue (formerly Markham Street) was built in the early 20th century as a store/dwelling. In 1939, it was the Markham Street Grocery. 1959 CD: Jesse Howell / Memorial Chapel of the First Baptist Church The building was torn down 1998-1999, and the lot remained vacant until 2013. In 2013, Minerva...

512 Gurley St.

Great little cottage located on a rise, featuring Craftsman as well as classical / folk Victorian features. Unfortunately, not included in the Holloway Street NR district.