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Pratt, William N.

Date of death
1867
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1005 Onslow Street

The Triple A home at 1005 Onslow Street was built in 1917, on what was then called 3rd Street. The house doesn’t show up in city directories though until 1925. From 1925-1932, Hill’s City Directory lists janitor Archibald Mc Cullers as the resident of 1005 3rd Street. He went by Archie or sometimes Leroy. From 1933-1943 Vernon Capps, a tobacco...
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5520 Old Chapel Hill Rd.

I wasn't sure whether this great little building was in Chapel Hill or in Durham. The answer is yes. Durham County, Town of Chapel Hill.
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111 North Maple Street

(Below in italics is from the 2004 East Durham National Register listing; not verified for accuracy by this author.) 1-story front-gabled bungalow with 6-over-6 sash windows and an engaged Craftsman porch. Alterations include all-over vinyl siding, a replacement porch railing, and the extension of the front room partially in to the porch space....
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109 North Maple Street - R. Carlton Markham House

(Below in italics is from the 2004 East Durham National Register listing; not verified for accuracy by this author.) 1-story hip-roofed house with a hipped front dormer, 1-over-1 sash windows, German siding, and an engaged porch with boxed posts and an original wood railing.[1930-1940 CDs: R. Carlton Markham owner/occupant (post office clerk); 1937...
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107 North Maple Street

(Below in italics is from the 2004 East Durham National Register listing; not verified for accuracy by this author.) 1-story front-gabled bungalow with German siding, eave brackets, 4-over-1 vertical windows, and an engaged Craftsman porch. [1935 CD, 1937 SM.] C Garage. Ca. 1950. Front-gable garage with unknown siding.
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105 North Maple Street

(Below in italics is from the 2004 East Durham National Register listing; not verified for accuracy by this author.) 1-story front-gabled bungalow with 4-over-1 vertical sash windows and an engaged Craftsman porch. Alterations include all-over vinyl siding that covers the cave brackets and exposed reafter tails. [1930 CD, 1937 SM] C Shed. Ca. 1935...
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1005 Demerius St.

One-story side-gabled Craftsman-style house with gable end chinmey.
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1003 Demerius St.

Small side-gabled 1-story brick Tudor Cottage.
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540 Belt St.

1984
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