One of the earliest houses in Gearwood - the Robert Albright House

John M. Avery House, 1922. From Milestones Along the Color Line This was the home of John M. Avery and his wife; Avery is listed in the 1923 city directory as "pres Acme Regalia Co. Vice-pres-sec North Carolina Mutual Co. and treas Bankers Fire Insurance." In 1938, the Harriet Tubman YWCA occupied the house. By 1955, the home was torn down, and the...

This one-story, front-gabled bungalow is three bays wide and triple-pile with a gabled rear ell on the southeast corner. The site slopes to the rear where the garage and exposed basement are accessed by MERRICK STREET Street. The earliest known occupant is David J. James (blacksmith) in 1940.

This one-story, pyramidal-roofed house is three bays wide and triple-pile with a hip-roofed rear ell on the northwest corner and a shed-roofed addition across the rear of the house. County tax records date the building to 1925; however, the earliest known occupant is William T. Williams (laborer) in 1930.

This one-story, hip-roofed house is three bays wide and four-pile with a gabled dormer on the façade and a full-width, shed-roofed rear ell. The earliest known occupant is Clyde Carrington (tobacco worker) in 1930.

This one-story, clipped-front-gabled bungalow is three bays wide and four-pile, with an enclosed rear hip-roofed porch on the northwest corner. Craftsman-style purlins remain in the gables. The earliest known occupant is Hosea Barbee (house mover) in 1925.

From Milestones Along the Color Line, 1922 Demolished in 2011

This one-story, hip-roofed Ranch house is three bays wide and double-pile with an inset porch at the southwest corner. County tax records date the building to 1950; the earliest known occupant is Walter G. Rhodes (manager, Rhodes Cleaners) in 1955. Rhodes is listed previously at 607 PRICE AVENUE Street.

This two-story, front-gabled house is three bays wide and double-pile with a nearly full-width, one-story, front-gabled porch and a one-story, gabled rear ell. County tax records date the house to 1925; the earliest known occupant is Thomas Charleston (laborer) in 1925.

This one-story, hip-roofed house is four bays wide and triple-pile with a full-width, gabled rear ell. The earliest known occupant is Pavo Pemberton (orderly) in 1950; it is unclear when the home was converted to a duplex.