Apartments

The Rosalie Apartments, 1962. (Courtesy Durham County Library / North Carolina Collection) The Rosalie apartments were built in the late 1920s or early 1930s - similar in style to many of the 6-10 unit apartment buildings built along well-traveled corridors during the 20s and 30s. They were demolished in the mid 1960s. Site of 811 Fayetteville, 10...

(Courtesy Jon and Shannon Thornburg) Carl C. Woods, a general contractor later known simply as "CC Woods" built the large house at 217 West Geer St. around 1939-1940. It evidently served solely as the primary residence for him and his wife until about 1948, when they opened a 'tourist hotel' (a bed-and-breakfast of sorts) in their home. The obverse side of the above postcard reads: