Photograph taken by Heather Slane, National Historic Register Submission, December 2017 From Preservation Durham Historic Plaque Application Albert and India Page were the owners of 2116 Fayetteville Street when the property was built. The couple never lived in the home and owned it for only four years after it was built. The duplex was largely...

Photograph taken by Heather Slane, National Historic District Submission, December 2017 This front-gabled, frame duplex is four bays wide and five bays deep with fiber cement siding, vinyl windows, and flush eaves. Two entrances, centered on the façade, are sheltered by a shed-roofed porch on square posts. An uncovered terrace extends the full...

Photograph taken by Heather Slane, National Historic Register Submission, December 2017 Among the oldest houses on this part of Fayetteville Street, this one-and-a-half-story, side-gabled, Craftsman-style bungalow is currently being renovated. It is three bays wide and triple-pile with a full-width gabled rear wing. The house has German-profile...

Photograph taken by Heather Slane, National Historic District Submission, December 2017 This one-story, clipped-side-gabled Period Cottage is two bays wide and double-pile with a wide, gabled rear ell. The house has aluminum siding, vinyl windows, aluminum-covered knee brackets in the gables, and an exterior front-facing brick chimney near the...

Photograph taken by Heather Slane, National Historic Register Submission, December 2017 This one-story, side-gabled house is unusual for the construction of a shed-roofed brick wing on the left (south) end of the façade, likely constructed in the 1950s to house a business. The main portion of the house features a side-gabled roof and a full-width...

Photograph taken by Heather Slane, National Historic Register Submission, December 2017 Located at the southwest corner of Fayetteville and Pekoe streets, this one-and-a-half-story, side-gabled Period Cottage is three bays wide and double-pile. The house has a brick veneer, six-over-six wood-sash windows, an interior brick chimney, and an exterior...

Photograph taken by Heather Slane, National Historic Register Submission, December 2017 From Preservation Durham Historic Plaque Application Edward Merrick and Lyda Vivian Moore Merrick were the original owners of 2008 Fayetteville Street. Edward lived in the home from 1964 until he died in 1967. Lyda lived in the home from 1964 to 1978. Lyda was...

Photograph taken by Heather Slane, National Historic District Submission, December 2017 Dr. Gow and Lucylle Bush were the first two residents at 2006 Fayetteville Street. They purchased the property in 1939 but likely had it built in 1942. Dr. Bush was a professor of Biology at North Carolina College, which would become North Carolina Central...

From Preservation Durham Historic Preservation Application Numerous members of the Shepard family, one of the most notable families in Durham’s history, owned and lived in 2004 Fayetteville. Annie Day Shepard was the first owner of the home and would eventually co-own the home with her husband, James E. Shepard. Annie and James never lived in 2004...

From Preservation Durham Historic Plaque Application One-and-a-half story, side gabled Minimal Traditional, two bays wide and two deep, with two projecting front gabe wings. A screened porch with a flat roof, half-wall, and distinctive metal balustrade sits on the north side, a full-width shed roof dormer extends across the rear, and a small shed...