People & Places

Seaton G. and Daisy Lindsay House

(Below in italics is from the National Register listing; not verified for accuracy by this author.) Two-story frame Period House exhibits Colonial Revival influences that include gambrel roof with full-facade wall dormer. Engaged shed marked by molded box posts across main facade is enclosed on west end and open with shallow pediment for porch at...

Jenkins-Sligh House

T. Lonnie Jenkins House. Side-gabled 1 1/2-story bungalow with large gabled dormer, interior chimney, glazed door and 4/1 sash windows. The shed porch has Craftsman posts. Vinyl covers the walls and the eaves and decorative brackets. T. Lonnie Jenkins, cmpenter, was the occupant in 1930.

Jesse and Martha J. Johnson House

2011 (The information below in italics is from the Historic Preservation Society of Durham Plaque Application for the Jesse and Martha J. Johnson House) The Durham County Landowners of 1886 shows the Geer family owning large amounts of land. The family name Massey is listed as well. Although the L. S. Massey referenced in the deed and discussed...

Aiken-Stallings House

01.12.2012 (DC tax photos) (Below in italics is from the National Register listing; not verified for accuracy by this author.) Said to have been built in 1910s by real estate agent Rufus Aiken, this frame Foursquare reportedly served as a convent for Roman Catholic nuns who were nurses. Two interior chimneys are symmetrically located on the hipped...

Philo M. Bussell House

05.24.2007 (DC tax office) (Below in italics is from the National Register listing; not verified for accuracy by this author.) Built in the 1920s for Philo Bussell, vice president of Durham Industrial Bank . With a brick facade laid in Flemish bond, this Foursquare is enriched by its hipped roof extending to form wide boxed eaves containing paired...

Joseph and Minnie Hamblin Roberts House

The house in 2006 pre-renovation when it was still apartments. Courtesy: Triangle Multiple Listing Service (Below in italics is from the 1984 National Register listing; not verified for accuracy by this author.) Unusual massive two story, classically detailed, with weatherboard siding. Main body of house has hip roof, pedimented projecting pavilion...

V.E. Wilson House

1711 Lakewood Avenue, February 1966 (Courtesy Durham County Library / North Carolina Collection) (The information below in italics is from the Historic Preservation Society of Durham Plaque Application for the V.E. Wilson House) Vivian Edwin Wilson bought the property from Rosa Woods, who had received it from her father, E.A. Woods. Mr. Woods had...

Clay-Lloyd House

08.28.11 (The information below in italics is from the Historic Preservation Society of Durham Plaque Application for the Clay-Lloyd House) The story begins with Kurt and Linda Hube purchasing 2100 W. Club Blvd. in May of 2003, and renovating it under the guidelines of the NC Historic Preservation Society. They learned during this time that the...

View of the former Wyche House, now the Royall Center at NC School of Science and Mathematics

Wyche House - Watts Hospital

(The information below in italics is from the Historic Preservation Society of Durham Plaque Application for the Wyche House) Built in Spanish Mission style by George W. Watts for the Watts School of Nursing. Kendall, Taylor & Co of Boston, Architects. Named for superintendent Mary Wyche Rehabilitated in 2003 for N.C. School of Science and...

Watts Hospital (1909-1980) / North Carolina School Of Science And Math

George Watts-funded hospital became the primary hospital for white patients in Durham during the early to mid-20th century; it closed in the 1970s after the creation of Durham Regional Hospital and became the home for the new North Carolina School of Science and Math