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611 Watts St.

06.22.2011 (DC Tax Office) (Below in italics is from the National Register listing; not verified for accuracy by this author.) Reportedly another of Rufus Aiken's speculative ventures; this 1910 house was the home of city auditor Zalph Rochelle. The main block with dormer is similar to the adjacent house at 607 Watts. Hip-roofed projections on each...
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607 Watts Street

DC tax office, 1999 (Below in italics is from the National Register listing; not verified for accuracy by this author.) One of several boxy, two-story frame houses said to have been built by realtor Rufus Aiken. It has a side hall plan and a slate-covered hipped roof fronted by a hip-roofed dormer. Wraparound porch has tapered box posts on brick...
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Carroll Apartments

DC Tax office, 01.12.12
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604 Watts St.

(DC tax office) (Below in italics is from the National Register listing; not verified for accuracy by this author.) L.M. Edwards, M.D., had this Foursquare with deep box cornices and a one-story wraparound porch constructed in the early 1920s. Dr. Edwards occupied the house until the early 1960s. The most notable feature of the house is the...
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602 Watts St.

1999 (DC Tax Office) In italics from the NR nomination; not verified for accuracy: Two-story brick-veneered Colonial Revival style house built late 1920s. Marked by molded box cornices and large mutules in the deep eaves of the hipped roof. The central single-bay porch on Monmouth Ave., now the main entrance, features columns with stylized...
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217 S. Guthrie Ave.

no picture Below in italics is from the 2004 NRHP East Durham documents - not verified for accuracy by this author. 1-story tri-gable house with 4-over-4 sash windows and a shed porch. Alterations include all-over vinyl siding and vinyl-covered porch posts. The house has been ocndemned and the openings are covered with plywood. 1930 CD, 1937 SM.
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213 S. Guthrie Ave.

Below in italics is from the 2004 NRHP East Durham documents - not verified for accuracy by this author. Owen Jones House. 1 1/2-story brick Minimal Traditional-style house of gable-and-wing form, with one original metal easement. Alterations include replacement sliding windows and the enclosure of the front porch. 1950 CD: Owen Jones owner...
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211 S. Guthrie Ave.

Below in italics is from the 2004 NRHP East Durham documents - not verified for accuracy by this author. 1-story house with a hipped roof, a front cross-gable, German siding, 2-over-2 sash windows, and a door with sidelights. The wraparound porch has replacement metal posts and an enclosed side room. 1930 CD, 1937 SM.
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209 S. Guthrie Ave.

no picture Below in italics is from the 2004 NRHP East Durham documents - not verified for accuracy by this author. 1 1/2 - story front-gable house with vinyl siding and replacement windows. One 4-pane window remains in the front gable and in the upper sides. The shed porch may be original. 1930 CD, 1937 SM. NC-alt.
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2001 Hart St.

Below in italics is from the 2004 NRHP East Durham documents - not verified for accuracy by this author. John Fields House. 1-story gable-and-wing type house with a secondary cross-gable 1-over-1 sash windows, and a full porch with original classical columns and Eastlake-style railing. Aluminum siding. 1913 SM. 1930-1945 CDs: John E. Fields owner...
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