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409 Formosa Ave. – R. N. & Plassie W. Harris House

(409 Formosa in the foreground at right. Photo from the 1982 publication, The Durham Architectural and Historic Inventory, p.119. Homes at 407, 405, and 403 Formosa also visible to left in background.) This Craftsman-style bungalow was one of the first houses in the emerging College Heights neighborhood, a short half-block west of Fayetteville...
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Harris, Rencher Nicholas

Date of birth
10.07.1900
Date of death
01.04.1965
Place of birth
Abingdon, VA
Place of death
Durham, NC
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2104 Otis St. – Frank & Veatrice R. Bright House

(January 2018, Photo by Cheri Szcodronski, hmwPreservation) From the National Register Historic District description: Similar in detail, though smaller in form than the adjacent house at 2100 Otis Street, this one- story, roofed Ranch house is three bays wide and triple-pile with a brick veneer, prowed gables, and stacked, metal-framed awning...
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2100 Otis St. – Maceo A. & Charlotte K. Sloan House

(January 2018, Photo by Cheri Szcodronski, hmwPreservation) From the National Register Historic District description: Typical of Ranch houses of the 1950s, this one-story house has an elongated form with a five- bay-wide façade and low-sloped hipped roof with prowed gables. The house has a brick veneer, interior brick chimney, louvered vents in...
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2012 Otis St. – Robert C. W. & Thelma Perry House

(January 2018, Photo by Cheri Szcodronski, hmwPreservation) From the National Register Historic District description: Located at the north corner of Otis Street and Pekoe Avenue, 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, generally paired...
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2011 Otis St. – w. Lionel & Owen P. Cook House

(January 2018, Photo by Cheri Szcodronski, hmwPreservation) From the National Register Historic District description: Located at the northeast corner of Otis Street and Pekoe Avenue, this one-and-a-half-story, front- gabled Period Cottage has a side-gabled wing extending from its left (northeast) elevation resulting in a four-bay-wide form. The...
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2008 Otis St. – Ronald C. Foreman House

(January 2018, Photo by Cheri Szcodronski, hmwPreservation) From the National Register Historic District description: This one-story, side-gabled bungalow is three bays wide and double-pile with a projecting front- gabled wing centered on the façade. The house has a stucco-covered foundation (except on the front wing), asbestos siding, three-over...
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2004 Otis St. – Sowell-Martin House

(January 2018, Photo by Cheri Szcodronski, hmwPreservation) From the National Register Historic District description: One of only a few two-story houses in the district, this hip-roofed, Craftsman-style house is two bays wide and double-pile with vinyl siding and windows, and an interior brick chimney. Exposed rafter tails have been covered since...
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207 Nelson St. – Joseph W. & Bernice Jones House

(January 2018, Photo by Cheri Szcodronski, hmwPreservation) One of a small number of two-story houses in the district, this large, hip-roofed house is three bays wide and double-pile. It has vinyl siding, four-over-one Craftsman-style wood-sash windows, paired on the first floor facade and right (east) elevation, and two six-light windows centered...
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129 Nelson St.

(03.12.2019, N. Levy) From the National Register Historic District description: This one-story, hip-roofed Ranch house is six bays wide and double-pile with a wide, projecting, hip-roofed wing on the left (northwest) end of the façade. The house has a painted brick veneer, deep eaves, vinyl windows, and an interior brick chimney. A solid wood door...
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