Symmerty and a refined, streamlined manipulation of the neoclassical idiom distinguish this stately brick house situated at the crest of a gently sloping hill. Mr. and Mrs. William Muirhead had the house built between 1936 and 1938 according to plans ordered from the New York Times.

H. Raymond Weeks, partner in the prestigious Durham architectural firm of Atwood and Weeks designed the Georgian Revival style house for attorney Egbert Haywood and his wife Margaret around 1940. The rich ornamentation of the five-bay facade is concentrated in the entrance bay where paired pilasters rise a full two stories to a slgihtly projecting...

George Watts Carr designed this house for Mr. & Mrs. Everett Bugg during the earliest phase of the Forest Hills development. Bugg owned and managed the Malbourne Hotel that was located on the site of the current Durham County Judicial Center on Main Street.

This house was built for the Dr. William and May Singletary family in 1957 and they remained here until 1996. This and a number of other houses on Beverly Drive represent a departure from the classical revival style houses that dominate the Durham suburbs.

The history of 204 Forestwood is one of the more complex of the houses on this tour. Not only has the house undergone a number of renovations, but also the date of its original construction and its orientation on the lot are also somewhat mysterious.

106 Forestwood Drive was built in 1928. It appears in the city directory as an address occupied by Mr. R. Thurman Taylor and his wife Rosa in 1929. Mr. Taylor, who worked primarily as a sales representative for several companies during his professional life, continued to reside here with his family for many years.

Forest Hills archItect George Watts Carr designed this house and #15 next door for his own family and they are two of the oldest houses on Oak Drive.

Architect Archie Royal Davis designed 1022 Westwood Drive for Florence and Virgil Ashbaugh in 1939. Mr. Ashbaugh was the President for Durham Dairy Products located directly behind Duke Memorial Methodist Church. This was a most popular stopping place for all of Durhamites, especially the Sunday school pupils from just across the street.