North Roxboro Road

Lochmoor

Lochmoor was most well known as the 'country estate' of Edward James Parrish, Durham's first tobacco auctioneer, and builder of the first brick warehouse in Durham.

2713 N. Roxboro

The very large lot with mature trees and the semi-circular driveway with stone posts flanking the entrances enhance the distinction of this large two-story frame house with bungalow features. At the time of its construction in the 1920s, it was the only house in this block. Clipped gable rooflines, exterior sheathing of alternating tall and short...

King's Red And White

As far as I know, the last of the once common Red and White grocery stores in Durham is King's, at North Roxboro and East Club Boulevard. It's likely the oldest continually operating supermarket left in Durham.

113 East Seeman Street

Turn-of-the-20th century structure with neoclassical elements; likely built by JB Mason, and later home to TG Sexton and Jimmy Andrews. Came into the ownership of James 'Fireball' White, who managed to get it destoyed in 2007.

North Durham Telephone Switching Station

The former AT&T switching station at 3003 N. Roxboro Road, built in 1928, which now belongs to Verizon (along with the looks-like-a-tree-to-me cell tower,) 10.26.08

Durham Regional Hospital

--- Prison Farm / County Home, 1880s. (Courtesy Durham County Library / North Carolina Collection) On November 15th, 1881, the County Commissioners purchased a tract of 138 acres of land on Roxboro Road, then about three miles north of Durham, from WA Wilkerson for $1393.75 and erected a frame house for "the care of the aged, indigent and infirm."...

Northern High School

The same architect that designed the Hill Building, VA hospital, watts hospital, wg person, east end school, nccu bulidings. It's in danger of demolition in 2019; we need to save this historic building.

Bonnie Brae

Bonnie Brae was the country house of Durham business magnate Richard H. Wright. From 1898 until 1916, Wright lived in the former EJ Parrish house at East Main and North Dillard Street, but built Bonnie Brae farm, a 9000 square foot colonial revival mansion, as a country estate for himself, his sisters, and his deceased brother's large family in...

McDonald's - Avondale & Roxboro

1973 Durham High School Yearbook (thanks to Steve Bowen for calling my attention to this.) (Northern High School Yearbook)

Oh Boy! Drive-In

1959 (DHS Messenger via DigitalNC) 1960 (DHS Messenger via DigitalNC)