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2201 Pershing St.

Per Triangle Modernist Houses: Built by Wade Cavin. Sold to second owner Stephen Hiltner. Sold in 2006 to Theodore Outwater.
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Freedman House

(The information below in italics is from the Historic Preservation Society of Durham Plaque Application for the Freedman House) This house was built by Jacob and May Freedman in 1938. They had purchased the lot from JC and Bessie Markham on January 20 1938 (Book 127/page 230). According to Durham city directories, the lot had previously been...
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Birmingham, George W. Sr

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Birmingham, George W. Jr.

Date of birth
11.21.1921
Date of death
11.22.2008
Place of birth
Durham, NC
Place of death
Durham, NC
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Hackney, George

Date of birth
1905
Date of death
1997
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Hackney and Knott

From Triangle Modernist Houses: Hackney was born in Siler City NC and graduated in Architectural Engineering from NC State University in 1927. He came to Durham as part of the architecture and engineering staff working on Duke's West Campus. Upon completion at Duke, he started a firm focused on high end residences via his connections to prominent...
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Knott, Charles

Date of birth
1912
Date of death
1982
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1005 West Club Boulevard

Wade Penny House. Very long 6-bay brick Ranch house. Charles Knott, the younger partner of George Hackney, designed the house.
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905 West Club Boulevard

Minimal Traditional-style 1 1/2-story side-gabled house with brick veneer walls.
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903 West Club Boulevard

House. Craftsman-style 1-story front-gabled house.
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