Sprunt Avenue

THE ANNEXE 1942/2020

2121 Sprunt -- THE ANNEXE 1942/2020

This tour stop focuses on a preservation- sensitive accessory building project in an Historic neighborhood. To understand the project it is useful to understand its architectural and historic context. The main structure on the property at 2121 Sprunt Avenue is an efficient little house built in 1942. Its style is called “Minimal Traditional” by...

2120 Sprunt Ave. – Keir Lustron House

(Courtesy of Lappegard Photography, March 2019) Featured in the 2019 Preservation Durham Home Tour (text in italics below from the tour booklet): This little house on Sprunt Avenue is a truly rare American architectural gem. It is a “Lustron” house – made entirely of enameled steel inside and out. The house was prefabricated and sold by the Lustron...

2104 Sprunt Ave.

"Modern Cottages, Northwest Durham" - 1945. (Courtesy Durham County Library / North Carolina Collection)